Ugh! a slug!

By Rhiannonw

Mon, 10 Sep 2012
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6 comments
 

Click on the kitchen light
in dark of night; –
a rude awakening,
such a sight:
upon the tile a big brown slug:
ugh!!

Don’t touch! remove
with card or glove
or plastic bag,
or rag –
off the floor,
through the door.
A slithery, silvery trail
upon the mat.
– Insert in tiny space
a sealant plug,
don’t want again to face
a slimey slug
that’s squeezed and wriggled through again!

Certificate U
Poem
Miscellaneous
Humour

Comments

Submitted by Mark Heathcote on
I had that same experience a month ago working a sleep-over at my place of work. It had crawled out of the dampness of the utility cupboard below. I got some card and threw it out the window… So I really enjoyed your poems shock value! ugh!! :)

Mark Heathcote

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
You understood the feelings! Thank you for sharing, glad you appreciated the description! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
I too could identify with this, Rhiannon. Only yesterday there was this enormous flying thing in my kitchen. At first sight I though it just large bee, and then I realised it was its wings that were striped orange and black, with a beetle like body. Looked it up in all my insect books but couldn't find reference to it anywhere. Very much enjoyed your poem and thanks for posting;-) Tina

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
I hope it wasn't the (notifiable, I think!) Colorado beetle. Rather a mystery. My husband took a photo of a big black beetle the other day, and we were amazed when looking at the photo enlarged at the detail on its legs, a bit like a series of tyres. Slugs do seem to have a special kind of unpleasantness. Glad you enjoyed the little verse. Thanks for telling me. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

I'm going through some of your back catalogue, and like this - short and to the point and a subject that I wholely concur with.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you again, Jean. I'm glad you 'enjoyed' this! Actually we've had the problem again recently and couldn't see where they were getting in and my husband was rather busy, so I piled salt all around the door/walls there – one came in and died in the salt, and there may have been one who got quickly in and out, but otherwise the problem seems to have stopped – though I think he'll want a neater solution when he has time! Rhiannon