Hurtling earthward,
with a snowball
and a weatherproof
raindrop.
Would an earthworm,
in a snakeskin
at a sideshow
be moonstruck?
Are we caretakers
of the wastelands,
with the newsroom’s
passkey?
Or just tapeworms
on a moonbeam
in the cavemen’s
afterlife?
When a newsreel
causes uproar,
it will bankroll
the upstart!
Just be careful
of the snowball,
and the weatherproof
raindrop!
I have absolutely no idea where this came from or what it means… I was prompt hunting and stumbled upon Imaginary Garden with Real Toads‘ Get Listed – the compound word edition, which in turn linked me to this set of lists. The challenge was to use at least three compound words in a poem… At first I could not string two words together (hahaha! Compound words… Get it???), but suddenly I got some sort of rhythm in my brain going, and started throwing words together. This is, with a part jibber-jabber and some seriousness, the result. It will also be my entry to the NaPoWriMo 2016 Gods of Day Six.
This is so compoundedly good.
Such fun… playing with compound words should be easy when coming from Sweden. We use it all the time 🙂
The tapeworms on a moonbeam was a wonderful juxtaposition.
You’re quite right about it being easy as we’re Swedish, but knowing that makes me terrified to compound words in English! I’m a master of särskrivning in English! 🤓 Thanks for stopping by!
Oh, I like how this rolls along, CC! Tiny events being blown out of all proportion seems to be a regular occurrence of late!
I really like the cadence to this one and I love the silliness to it. #LoveandInk
Glad this got your brain going. Hope you enjoy the rest of NaPoWriMo, CC
So much fun here! I love love love to play with words, and you have served these up with a smile.
Well, to me it means something we all already know yet cannot be too often reminded of – look after our environment!
Lovely cadence flowing through your lines 😀
I like the imagination to this especially the tapeworm section…strangely. 🙂
This is great, C.C. Like a dream that you don’t want to stop.
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This is really cool stuff, CC.
Fair warning to not be just tapeworms
on a moonbeam
in the cavemen’s
afterlife?
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