Surreal - Anapaest Soup

By Ray Schaufeld

Sun, 13 Oct 2013
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Elsie              I love my three-foot anapaest
                       She is my hairy mate
                       She's not a pest, she is the best
 
Anapaest     I shall dance, I shall prance
                      Take a chance, go to France
 
Elsie             It's hard to be a zookeeper
                      They all get out and gad about
                       And in the High Street too!
 
Anapaest     Out of school, I'm so cool
                       Not a fool, paestie rules
 
 
The Poetry Police: Go home the pair of yer, yer having a laugh
 
Ana vanishes back into Elsies' insomnia
 
Elsie finds her own way home muttering wildly about the amphibrach and the giraffe and the neck of them.
 
 
 
(inspired by Bees' poetic poem 'I don't like poetry') Anapaestic poetry is where there are three beats to the bar and the stress is on the third one; try drumming it. One famous seasonal example;
 
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house . , Clement C Moore
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Comments

Submitted by Sooz006 on

This made me smile, Elsie. Nice word play. 

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Thanks for your nice comment            Elsie

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Made me smile, too, Elsie;-)  Thanks.

Tina

 

Submitted by Bee on

Can I add another made me smile comment here?

Enjoyed :-)

Bee

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Thanks Bee and Tina. I see the anapaest as a three foot high hairy spider-type critter gaily lolloping around on her three legs. Stress for the zookeeper!       Elsie

Submitted by hudsonmoon on

This was a fun read, Elsie. Some good word play here. 

Rich

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Thanks Rich. All the best       Elsie

Submitted by VeraClark on

This made me chuckle. Always fancy a two day trip in your world. Love your perceptions.

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Well buy a ticket to little Exmouth. It's the South West's best kept secret! Thanks for the friendly comment      Elsie