The Monkey and the Glorious Mango
Distraction is everywhere
Distra…? Dastri? Hold on, what is the blasted word?
Is it distrably or dustriction? No, they’re totally absurd!
Swinging high by branch I was, and fast through morning air…
Then suddenly it caught my eye, I could not help but stare.
Ravishing! And Luscious! A juicy breakfast treat.
A glorious ripe mango, impossible to beat!
Could have sworn I’d judged the distance though, toward the hidden fruit…
Though the sight of it bewitched me so, and I plunged to meet a root.
I know there is a word for that, which would fit my tale so well.
Only, my head simply cannot recall as it throbs and starts to swell.
No wait! I’ve got it… Oh hey, that’s a cool stick.
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L.Clabrough
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I write all sorts of things, and I try to challenge myself regularly,
But I mostly enjoy jaunty humour and offbeat adventures in my writing.
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Winner's Circle: Prompted #3
INTRODUCTION Prompted: #3 is over and done with. There were a total of 7 entries for this challenge, just like with Prompted #2. That was a bit surprising, considering this was a poetry challenge. The first poetry challenge garnered much more attention. Of course, one way to look at the drop in participation is that Vocal writers are not fans of the rondel.
By Randy Baker5 days ago in Writers
Comments (15)
Haha, this is hilarious!! Great job!!
This is genius! So clever, so fun and very relatable for anyone with even a slightly short attention span. Congrats on the Top Story and you have yourself a new subscriber!
Lol, this was fun and quirky! I can relate so much as I have a very short attention span. Congratulations on your Top Story! I've subscribed to you!
very good
Way to go with this Cool Story of yours 🎉💖🎉🎉 Congratulations on your Top Story❗❗❗❗ Keep them Coming🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations and happy
Such a fun and unique take on the challenge! Love the rhyming scheme and the way the monkey's physical journey mirrored a feel of bouncy inquisitiveness that the poem possesses. Great work!
Congratulations 🎉
This is great! Love the rhythm and your rhyme choices. A cute voice to write in. Well deserved TS!
Great title and a fun poem for the challenge!
Cool entry for the challenge ❤️💯📝
🤣🤣. This was a great one for the challenge, well done! I liked the rhymes you went with too 🤣
This flows like Poe!!! Great use of words.
Well done. A good bit of humor in this.
This is so well done. Playful and adventurous. The flow is perfect