‘Let’s have fun, guys!’ – a d’Verse poetics prompt
Think, think
Lost in thought I
Distractedly pluck
A button
From my mind
Pop it into my mouth
Chew it pensively
As more sprout
From my brain
Pushing out of
My twisting sulci
They spread
Above my gyri
King oysters proliferate
I gather them all with
Hedgehogs
Burrowing
Through my cranium
Noticing orange
Chicken
Of the woods
And shaggy lion's manes
Pushing through my ear
Canals
As puffballs
Balloon out across
My scalp and forehead
My beard
Full of black
Trumpets and wood
Blewits spreading up
My tender cheeks
My eyeballs
Bursting with huge
Portobellos extending
Over my face
Frustrated I
Sigh shiitake! Well,
At least they are all
Edible
d’Verse
At d’Verse, we were asked to have some fun with fungi, as the starting point for our poems.
And… I can honestly say that I had fun… and I am a guy.
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Oh! I enjoyed this very much, an entertaining educative take on the prompt. 🙂
Thanks so much, Kitty 💛
-David
You are welcome, David. 🙂
This was a fun read, David, including your last sentence. Your poem reminded me of the movie, “Fantastic Fungi.” An interesting movie. Check it out and make it a week of fungi! 😆
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Hehe!
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