Submissions by Wafflenose (Ellie)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
KALEIDOSCOPE: Poems about life in its glorious technicolour (2022); AWAITING THE DAWN: Poems of hope for life's journey (2023); Both available on Amazon UK, US and Worldwide.
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
23rd Apr 2024 7:33pm
23rd Apr 2024 7:33pm
hypolimnion hymn
My computer is malfunctioning again, and only the right hand keys are working. Apologies.*
i
in homophony:
nip nippily, nippy ninny;
honk honkily, homily hominy.
kink kinkily, kinky kin;
pink pinkly, pinky pin.
loop loopily, loony loon;
moo moonily, moony moon.
jump jumpily, junky junk;
pulp pulpily, punky punk.
ii
in polyphony:
minimum minion, illy illinium
opium opinion, pili pollinium.
oily noily, hoopy hoop;
jollily hollily, loopy loop.
jillion million, pipkin...
i
in homophony:
nip nippily, nippy ninny;
honk honkily, homily hominy.
kink kinkily, kinky kin;
pink pinkly, pinky pin.
loop loopily, loony loon;
moo moonily, moony moon.
jump jumpily, junky junk;
pulp pulpily, punky punk.
ii
in polyphony:
minimum minion, illy illinium
opium opinion, pili pollinium.
oily noily, hoopy hoop;
jollily hollily, loopy loop.
jillion million, pipkin...
#funny
#NaPoWriMo2024
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
22nd Apr 2024 10:41pm
22nd Apr 2024 10:41pm
Ode to JBO
Thank you, good and faithful servant—
you got us from A to B, to C, to Z and beyond,
and always brought us home again safely.
I'm sorry for the times I've complained
about having a car older than my marriage
(although, now approaching my silver wedding anniversary,
that's some going!).
I plan to nurse you along for the rest of your days,
take care of you, the way you have taken care of us.
So many memories!
So many things we like about you,
but the best of all,
your registration plate: JBO.
In my mind, it stood for an anagram of...
you got us from A to B, to C, to Z and beyond,
and always brought us home again safely.
I'm sorry for the times I've complained
about having a car older than my marriage
(although, now approaching my silver wedding anniversary,
that's some going!).
I plan to nurse you along for the rest of your days,
take care of you, the way you have taken care of us.
So many memories!
So many things we like about you,
but the best of all,
your registration plate: JBO.
In my mind, it stood for an anagram of...
#cars
#NaPoWriMo2024
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Apr 2024 4:27pm
21st Apr 2024 4:27pm
Surprise guests
Are you coming to my party? It's going to be so great!
Just walk on in, or run, or catch a lift with someone's mate.
Two friends are at the station - bravo, let's go and pick them up;
we'll bring them to the party and then let them choose a cup.
There's a flag out in the garden so you know where it will be;
There'll be such fun that you won't want to stop, I guarantee!
I'll put on games and serve great food for sure, but first a guess:
who's here as guest of honour and is going to address
the reason for this gathering, so joyous...
Just walk on in, or run, or catch a lift with someone's mate.
Two friends are at the station - bravo, let's go and pick them up;
we'll bring them to the party and then let them choose a cup.
There's a flag out in the garden so you know where it will be;
There'll be such fun that you won't want to stop, I guarantee!
I'll put on games and serve great food for sure, but first a guess:
who's here as guest of honour and is going to address
the reason for this gathering, so joyous...
#animals
#family
#NaPoWriMo2024 #relationships
#NaPoWriMo2024 #relationships
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
20th Apr 2024 3:10pm
20th Apr 2024 3:10pm
Clandestine Mission
As I held my breath to LISTEN,
all was still, except the GLISTEN
of moonlight on the door. These ARE
the ways that I could make or MAR
my task. My cloak provided SLIGHT
protection from the freezing NIGHT.
Crept past the barn where horses NEIGH
and quickly loaded up the DRAY.
Now read this from a different angle:
take the capitalised words; untangle;
the eight initials you will find
will surely put you in the mind
of why I was above suspicion
as my plan came to fruition.
What was I?
[Clue: C C V V C C C C]
all was still, except the GLISTEN
of moonlight on the door. These ARE
the ways that I could make or MAR
my task. My cloak provided SLIGHT
protection from the freezing NIGHT.
Crept past the barn where horses NEIGH
and quickly loaded up the DRAY.
Now read this from a different angle:
take the capitalised words; untangle;
the eight initials you will find
will surely put you in the mind
of why I was above suspicion
as my plan came to fruition.
What was I?
[Clue: C C V V C C C C]
#moon
#NaPoWriMo2024
#night #secrets
#night #secrets
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DARK POEM
Published
19th Apr 2024 8:39pm
19th Apr 2024 8:39pm
desecrated
(Note to readers: overnight, I seem to have developed a profound injury to my right hand, so I've had to write a poem that just uses the left hand letters. Apologies.)*
beasts at seeded grasses grazed,
at vert swards, barbed warfare crazed,
bravest, wettest crawdads fazed:
zebra, badgers, steeds bedazed.
reeded area: waders tweeted.
vexed debaters cede, reseated.
steadfast traders swayed, retreated;
carers, stewards, beasts - defeated.
afterwards...
ravaged streets were desecrated;
trees,...
beasts at seeded grasses grazed,
at vert swards, barbed warfare crazed,
bravest, wettest crawdads fazed:
zebra, badgers, steeds bedazed.
reeded area: waders tweeted.
vexed debaters cede, reseated.
steadfast traders swayed, retreated;
carers, stewards, beasts - defeated.
afterwards...
ravaged streets were desecrated;
trees,...
#dark
#environment
#NaPoWriMo2024 #war
#NaPoWriMo2024 #war
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
18th Apr 2024 8:13pm
18th Apr 2024 8:13pm
It doesn't add up!
There's a topsy-turvy place
where time runs backwards,
numbers aren't what they seem;
logical rules apply,
but not the logic we're used to.
There's a wonderful place
where I've just aged backwards
because forty-seven is less than forty-six.
Nothing is something,
zero is bigger than one million,
yet the best gift
turns out to be worthless.
In this place,
women are valued more highly than men,
but children are valued most of all.
The greatest rewards
come from working with those that seem,
on first...
where time runs backwards,
numbers aren't what they seem;
logical rules apply,
but not the logic we're used to.
There's a wonderful place
where I've just aged backwards
because forty-seven is less than forty-six.
Nothing is something,
zero is bigger than one million,
yet the best gift
turns out to be worthless.
In this place,
women are valued more highly than men,
but children are valued most of all.
The greatest rewards
come from working with those that seem,
on first...
#mystery
#NaPoWriMo2024
#PowerOfWords
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
17th Apr 2024 8:31pm
17th Apr 2024 8:31pm
Poetry wipeout
(Note from author: Oh dear, my keyboard seemed to be broken when I wrote this. Most of the keys appeared to have given up, so I had to restrict myself to the top row of keys. Sorry about that.)
O, typewriter!
Y, typewriter?
Y, O Y?!
I, poet, require wit.
Keyboard quit;
top tier type =
quite poor repertoire.
I wept.
Ropy torture!
Pouty ire!
I require wittier poetry.
Pity poor poet;
utter pretty quip.
You write trite type.
I report trope.
You retort, "write your...
O, typewriter!
Y, typewriter?
Y, O Y?!
I, poet, require wit.
Keyboard quit;
top tier type =
quite poor repertoire.
I wept.
Ropy torture!
Pouty ire!
I require wittier poetry.
Pity poor poet;
utter pretty quip.
You write trite type.
I report trope.
You retort, "write your...
#funny
#LifeAsAWriter
#NaPoWriMo2024 #WritingPoetry
#NaPoWriMo2024 #WritingPoetry
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
16th Apr 2024 9:30pm
16th Apr 2024 9:30pm
In Plain Sight
On holiday in Lisbon, going round the zoo,
I suddenly remembered that I had a job to do.
I had to write with some aplomb, as soon as I could;
with so much going on, gracious me would it be good?!
Well, I'd already had rum, so while I sat down to think,
I ordered ravioli, nicely washed down with more drink.
It was an urban joke, being so very sleep-deprived;
Inspiration really lagged, but regardless, it arrived.
To finish this, I had to have a stab, late at night.
When my phone began to buzz, it heralded the light.
Although my work...
I suddenly remembered that I had a job to do.
I had to write with some aplomb, as soon as I could;
with so much going on, gracious me would it be good?!
Well, I'd already had rum, so while I sat down to think,
I ordered ravioli, nicely washed down with more drink.
It was an urban joke, being so very sleep-deprived;
Inspiration really lagged, but regardless, it arrived.
To finish this, I had to have a stab, late at night.
When my phone began to buzz, it heralded the light.
Although my work...
#PowerOfWords
#mystery
#NaPoWriMo2024
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
15th Apr 2024 6:05pm
15th Apr 2024 6:05pm
Laptop malfunction
Oh no!
My laptop is faulty
and I don't know what to do!
A button split
but I must still work.
It's NaPo month;
how can I fix this situation?
Wait... what?
How daunting!
So you want a submission
without that symbol?
Is this an instruction,
Or an invitation, huh?
Huh?
You should know by now
that I will find this a cool opportunity
to play with words,
particularly if a minority of individuals
think it is too difficult!
On first sight, I concur that it's tricky,
but with a bit of...
My laptop is faulty
and I don't know what to do!
A button split
but I must still work.
It's NaPo month;
how can I fix this situation?
Wait... what?
How daunting!
So you want a submission
without that symbol?
Is this an instruction,
Or an invitation, huh?
Huh?
You should know by now
that I will find this a cool opportunity
to play with words,
particularly if a minority of individuals
think it is too difficult!
On first sight, I concur that it's tricky,
but with a bit of...
#PowerOfWords
#NaPoWriMo2024
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Apr 2024 6:50pm
14th Apr 2024 6:50pm
Musical meanderings 2: When in Germany...
Bedhead chef fed Dad a bad cabbage!
Dad had a headache; he defaced effaced baggage.
Aged hag aced cha-cha-cha;
begged a faded cab; ha-ha-ha!
Egghead had a deaf cad fed;
beheaded beach babe gagged, caged, dead!
Badged bee dabbed a hedge-edged beach caff;
each dag faced a cabbaged gag gaffe.
Feed each deb a bagged beef fadge;
heed facade ahead; cede beaded badge.
Dad had a headache; he defaced effaced baggage.
Aged hag aced cha-cha-cha;
begged a faded cab; ha-ha-ha!
Egghead had a deaf cad fed;
beheaded beach babe gagged, caged, dead!
Badged bee dabbed a hedge-edged beach caff;
each dag faced a cabbaged gag gaffe.
Feed each deb a bagged beef fadge;
heed facade ahead; cede beaded badge.
#music
#funny
#PowerOfWords #NaPoWriMo2024
#PowerOfWords #NaPoWriMo2024
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
13th Apr 2024 10:31pm
13th Apr 2024 10:31pm
Astral Gibbon Cub
(for National Scrabble Day)
I'm stuck in a game of Scrabble
and I don't know how to get out!
The game just isn't going well
and so I'm scrabbling about,
trying to find a winning word
without committing fouls,
but that is pretty hard to do
because I've got no vowels!
Do you think VRCX would do,
or FXGG would count?
I know that they're not valid words,
but they'd score a nice amount!
Wait - there are two-letter words
that also score quite well.
Maybe EX or XI or XU
will get me out of this hell.
Oh no....
I'm stuck in a game of Scrabble
and I don't know how to get out!
The game just isn't going well
and so I'm scrabbling about,
trying to find a winning word
without committing fouls,
but that is pretty hard to do
because I've got no vowels!
Do you think VRCX would do,
or FXGG would count?
I know that they're not valid words,
but they'd score a nice amount!
Wait - there are two-letter words
that also score quite well.
Maybe EX or XI or XU
will get me out of this hell.
Oh no....
#funny
#PowerOfWords
#NaPoWriMo2024
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
12th Apr 2024 8:43pm
12th Apr 2024 8:43pm
Oxymoronic
One dark night on a bright, sunny day,
just before Christmas in the month of May,
I decided to plan a spontaneous trip
and crossed through the desert on a sailing ship.
As we sailed along, the waves grew small;
it seemed we had entered a peaceful squall.
The view from the ship was awfully good
but I didn't enjoy the inedible food.
Soon, I came to a rural city;
its many buildings were terribly pretty.
My ship was greeted by a very small crowd;
They waved politely as I stood tall and bowed.
Although I'd had so much serious...
just before Christmas in the month of May,
I decided to plan a spontaneous trip
and crossed through the desert on a sailing ship.
As we sailed along, the waves grew small;
it seemed we had entered a peaceful squall.
The view from the ship was awfully good
but I didn't enjoy the inedible food.
Soon, I came to a rural city;
its many buildings were terribly pretty.
My ship was greeted by a very small crowd;
They waved politely as I stood tall and bowed.
Although I'd had so much serious...
#travel
#surreal
#NaPoWriMo2024
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