- Non-Erotic Poetry
- A Lame (Duck) Double Dactyl
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Hankety pankety
Fidgety Democrat
House representatives
Can't be cozy
After Republicans
Lollapaloozingly
Dropped an Obama on
Ms. Pelosi.
- COMMENTS
greenmountaineerover 13 years agoAuthorCorrection. I meant to write "line 6" in my previous comment, not "line 5."
Liarover 13 years agoRegarding the meter comment: Now I see what I got wrong. I kept reading "Ms. Pelosi" as "Mrs. Pelosi".
Then the line would indeed have had five syllables, and the end of the first stanza would be one short. My bad.
vrosej10over 13 years agoSo my name is Vee and that shit don't involve me, but I loved this poem. I enjoy the occassional silly poem and have been guilty of one or two myself.
greenmountaineerover 13 years agoAuthorThanks for the comment. The "double dactyl" is a light verse form invented by the poets Anthony Hecht and Paul Pascal. Supposedly more difficult than the limmerick, it follows strict rules. Regarding your question, the last line of each stanza is supposed to have 2 trochees. What makes it challenging (and fun) is that the other 4 lines must be double dactyls and line 5 is always supposed to be 1 word.
Liarover 13 years agoToo much high brow navel gazing in this world. A silly little quip on current events is a nice break. Although I can't quite figure out what dropping an Obama means.
For meter symmetry between the two stanzas, shouldn't "Can't be cozy" be "Can not be cozy"?
