Molluscs Frolicks #poem #poetry

Posted on Apr 18, 2018 by

 

The constanza is a poem with a rhyming scheme of ABB, ACC, ADD etc. This poem describes a trial that sums up my world outdoors …

If at any point my life seems drab and stale
My head begins to ache, my heart to harden
I open up my backdoor and go into my garden.

My gaze casts wide and never seems to fail
To find some joy and hopefulness
Amongst the verdant fruitfulness

But then alas, I spot the glitch, the little silver trail
Whose pretty zigzag wanderings
Will start some morbid ponderings

Could it be the bugger’s back? It’s beyond the pale
When you’ve spent so long in eradication
To see that shell is pure vexation

A battle won is not the war, o stubborn little snail
Beating you is a complete lost cause
I’m giving up; I’m off indoors.

About TanGental

My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published four books - Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle, My Father and Other Liars, Salisbury Square and Buster & Moo. In addition I have published two anthologies of short stories, Life, in a Grain of Sand and Life in a Flash. More will appear soon, including a memoir of my mother's last years. I will try and continue to blog regularly at geofflepard.com about whatever takes my fancy. I hope it does yours too. These are my thoughts and no one else is to blame. If you want to nab anything I post, please acknowledge where it came from.
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15 Responses to Molluscs Frolicks #poem #poetry

  1. Teagan R. Geneviene says:
    Apr 18, 2018 at 1:17 pm

    Delightful Geoff. I’m just not a poet. All the rules feel like math… You did well. Hugs.

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  2. Ritu says:
    Apr 18, 2018 at 5:03 pm

    I loved it! Those pesky snails, eh!

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  3. JT Twissel says:
    Apr 18, 2018 at 8:45 pm

    I too find joy in nature. Snails, oh no. That’s always a trial.

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    • TanGental says:
      Apr 19, 2018 at 12:57 am

      I never realised they were homing either for ages. I’d been tossing them into my neighbours garden for a while only to find out it was utterly pointless….

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  4. thecontentedcrafter says:
    Apr 18, 2018 at 8:46 pm

    Well done! I used to feel the same until I saw this https://youtu.be/poGkdX8H4cY

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  5. Elizabeth says:
    Apr 18, 2018 at 10:30 pm

    I had never heard of this form. I may try it. When I was in the 8th grade, we had to write a different poem each week using a classic form. A great introduction to appreciating poetry.

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  6. Al Lane says:
    Apr 19, 2018 at 8:36 am

    What have the snails ever done for us?…

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