The truth finally comes out
I shall now type some lines on a lark (I'm silly); When I rhyme, my kid begs- Please stop it! No really! She insists ev'ry day that I cease the abuse; That my words just annoy; that I'm no Dr. Seuss. And she's right, I admit, 'bout my quips and puns weak; Endless reasons to cringe when I verse tongue-in-cheek. Perhaps I should refrain when she's perched on my lap; Cuz to tell you the truth, I'm much better at rap!
d’Verse prompt:
Hopscotch with Anapestic tetrameter
Today, at d’Verse we were prompted to write poems with tetrameter โ and anapests.
Specifically, we were instructed to hopscotch like children in spring, doing anapests, which means two unstressed syllables, followed by one stressed. da-da-DAM. Anapestic tetrameter means four stressed syllables on each line (so each line has twelve syllables). It’s a form mastered by Dr. Seuss, which my daughter and I are very familiar with.
And, apparently, Eminem also makes use of anapestic tetrameter:
P.S.
I suck at rap.
It’s really amazing when you follow the rhythm in Eminem to your own text… maybe you could rap dr Seuss…
It was your prompt that put that very idea in my head ๐
It would be awesome if Eminem actually attempted that!
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David
Nice one
โค Elizabeth โค
Ha ha ha. Thoroughly enjoyed this. ๐
I’m so glad, Wormsโฃ๏ธ
Your titles are the best. (K)
Thanks so much, Kerfe; I consider them integral to the poems themselves ๐
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David
I agree.
Loved it! I dare say it is your job and mission to make puns and tell dad jokes. If your daughter never is embarrassed by what you say then you aren’t doing it right!! hehehe!
๐คญ Muri ๐คญ
I think you should try to rap, my friend…poetry is just a hop a skip and an electro beat away. You can’t be worse than Lou Reed…now HE couldn’t rap!
You know, TPS, one of younger brother’s hobbies is creating beats for raps – and he’s been doing it for some time now so he’s quite good. He thinks that if he sticks with it for a few more years, he may be able to do something with it professionally.
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David
I would love to hear what he is doing! How cool is that!
currently, he’s only doing it recreationally, but he spends a LOT of time on it. It’s a true passion of his, and he REALLY loves rap and knows a lot about it.
What a lovely family you have, David. Makes my heart happy just reading your blog.
That’s very sweet of you, TPS. My brother and I have a very good relationship, but we’re separated by an ocean and are nearly twenty years apart in age… and our personalities and interests are also pretty different… but we have a very small nuclear family and no other siblings – so I think we’re both very attached to one another in part because of that.
Sometimes I think it is good when the people we are close to are not too similar to us, then they compliment and balance the dynamic. It must be lovely to have close family. I have to constantly apologize for who I am. Yesterday I got lectured on “the real 12 tribes” and vaguely abused. I wouldn’t mind, but I am thoroughly exiled. Oh well! Onwards!
what does that even mean???
Treading very carefully apparently “my people” are fakes and the “real 12 tribes” are black and from Ethiopia.
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Yes. I learnt my faults as the true oppressor. Standard anti-Semitic stuff, but upsetting nevertheless.
After the abuse yesterday…Im a little mmm..shaken up..so hope I am putting forward things in a way that wont get me in any trouble.
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Ah, thank you! I shut my door and flew into an absolute fit of tears. I resolved to maintain a cool silence and hold my head up.
Hehe, definitely Eminem! ๐
I got into Em after graduating from college. He was my introduction to rap.
Thanks, Angela โค
-David
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Your daughter sounds like she is a great kid. Don’t worry. Kids are always embarrassed by their parents until they reach an age when they aren’t.
๐ For sure, Molly ๐
Thank you so much,
David
yes, I was thinking that and that maybe David and his daughter will have outgrown it when it gets serious in other cases, round puberty? ๐
๐คญ Barbara ๐คญ
Well, I can definitely tap my feet, dance and prance around to your poem. Great response to a tricky challenge from Mr. Bjorn.
Thank you, Helen. It’s based on a true story ๐
Much love,
David
I love your sense of humor, and your Seussian ditties!
*laughing*
Thanks so much, Bev ๐
Yours,
David