There's a Word For It

I have dribbled

I have dabbled

There've been times I gushed and babbled

Sometimes even won at Scrabble,

Turned the channel to avoid drivel and gabble,

Smiled and played nice to not inflame the rabble,

I know life is a game often played through wit and hardscrabble,

Or late at night online, blowsy and in dishabille,

Experienced? Sure. But perplexed by the sudden flood of Drabble.

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I've stood in line to get a ticket

Avoided learning the rules of cricket

Know a scab won't heal unless I no longer pick it.

Lost many a shuttlecock in the thicket

Start the car only after my passengers click it,

Used to laugh at a Not Necessarily the News' Sniglet

Won't bite hard ice cream (would rather lick it)

Have been told I have a quick wit

But just learned about a FicLet.

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I've done Flash Fiction, have I not?

A slice of story and a hint of plot

Tried to avoid spilling all that I've got

Not move to a gallop but stick to a trot.

In Hide and Seek I'm generally caught

I like to learn but dislike being taught

Sometimes my words end up tied in a knot

I think I know, but I don't know squat

Like today I found that there's a story One Shot.

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Now this musing isn't any of those

Not quite poem, I suppose it's prose

Not a complaint, guess it just shows

Like a watched pot doesn't boil, a closed mind never grows.

It's ok to admit, ok to disclose

No need to pester, no need to pose

I see the Drabbles on my homepage appear in rows

The talent of those that I follow GLOWS!

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Some definitions I discovered:

One shot: a fic that has only one chapter, regardless of length

Ficlet: a short fic, but there's no firm definition, usually 1000 words or less

Drabble: 100 words exactly (variations exist such as the double drabble (200 words), triple drabble (300 words) etc.)

Flash fiction: very short fiction, like with ficlet there is no set word count but typically less than 1000 words