Today’s new word:
taboret (tabouret) n. 1. a low seat without back or arms, for one person; stool. 2. a frame for embroidery. 3. a small, usually portable stand, cabinet, or chest of drawers, as for holding work supplies.
National Poetry Writing Month prompt:
Write a poem about an animal.
Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge:
- Write a free poem.
- Write a not free poem.
My poem
Future Fangs
Yapping portent of yet to come
diabolical free-range ne’er do well
leashless barker admonishing
my trespass upon my porch
She pounces, lunges
knocking over the taboret
splaying my tools and supplies
then ducks through the bushes
and yawps at her own surprise
enclosed in a safe cage
of briars and branches
invisible and out of reach
If not free, she would still
pollute my peace
behind panes once within my domain
once friendly, warm and welcoming
Diminutive fanged snarler, aggressor
will I match her need to dominate?
Will they wander over before
or after she bites?
Reading
Today’s poetry book for inspiration is The Spite House by Elizabeth Knapp 