A series of micropoems written in Michael โMouseโ Murdoch’s new nonce poetic form: “The Mouse”
I. day off
(day) (off)
=ยฐ=
vacation time
parents and children together__________
II. him her
(him) (her)
=ยฐ=
different needs
compromise is so essential__________
III. not now
(not) (now) =ยฐ= demanding child __________constantly bored to distraction
IV. the end
(the) (end)
=ยฐ=
finally back
returning to daily routine__________
‘The Mouse’ nonce form
- Three lines;
- L1: 2 single syllable words, must be the same number of letters in each word;
- L2: 4 syllables, 2 words;
- L3: 8 syllables, 4 words:
- L1 is also the title;
- Written completely in lower case.
This poetic form was created by Michael โMouseโ Murdoch
Murisopsis’ Scavenger Hunt for National Poetry Month
This poem was written for Muri’s poetry scavenger hunt.
This year, she has selected some nonce forms for us to experiment with.
Nonce forms are essentially poetic forms created by poets for one-time use…. When enough people use a nonce form it becomes recognized as a received form…
-Murisopsis
The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
Loved them all, David.
๐๐๐ป Stephanie ๐๐ป๐
Love these micro-poems nuggets of joy ๐
๐๐๐ป Ange ๐๐ป๐
Compromise
Ye!!!
Or otherwise
(But never with the secret wise)๐
Fantastic form
And perfectly performed
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐ ~ merรงi!
You are most welcome ๐
Fun Mouse poetry, David. ๐ this =ยฐ= that, either =ยฐ= neither, terrible choices all or none
๐งก๐๐ป Marsha ๐๐ป๐งก ~ thanks!
oops, I see that I made a mistake on the last part. Should be: terrible choices: all/none
I actually understood what you meant โค
Ah thanks, but form is form. I was doing it too late at night to count to 4. ๐
That’s not right either. terrible choices: all/nothing
๐ oh, I see! Thanks for the clarification, Marsha
Thise are challenging days. Your words did good scampering around. ๐
๐๐๐ป Terveen ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks
Cool form.
๐๐๐ป Sadje ๐๐ป๐
๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
I love this mousy look at a family vacation! I do hope everyone was able to recharge and relax according to their individual needs!
๐๐๐ป Muri ๐๐ป๐
Love the mice.
๐๐๐ป Andrew ๐๐ป๐
Hi David, not sure I appreciate the form. How is the child ? How’s your Passover ?
๐ Andrew ๐ ~ we are all well, thanks, and Passover just ended in Israel! Back to bread and beer for me ๐ป
We do like our routines…(K)
๐๐๐ป Kerfe ๐๐ป๐
Mouse is so clever:) I think “Not now” is my favorite but they are all great! Thanks for featuring this David:)
๐ ๐๐ป Karima ๐๐ป ๐