Ball Mortality Thanks to Morrie
He gores them and he punctures them and rips them on the bias,
demanding that we throw them from the pool or on the playas.
Every time we throw a ball, he’ll chase it and then snatch it,
and one time out of four, he’ll meet it in the air and catch it.
Then he will purloin it and we find when he is finished
somehow our tennis ball supply is rapidly diminished.
This radical behavior is supported by each caster
who realizes unthrown balls are the real disaster.
And so our local sports supply store profits from our loss
because we have to soon replace every ball we toss!
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for dVerse Poets the prompt is Mortality.
How fun! And look at that face – how could anyone resist being a ‘caster’ with that look of expectation??
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Not me. (Meaning I can’t resist.)
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Thus is so much fun – the rhymes add to the joy!
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Thanks. I’ve written so any rhyming poems over the past 13 years that it is actually easier for me to rhyme than not.. but I know it gets old.
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I occasionally rhyme, poems that arrive whole and are mostly funny.
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Yes I think rhyme works best with humorous poems. It somehow trivializes more serious poems.
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We have the same thing with our guys.
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The two little newest additions have ruined it for Morrie. They steal the ball and he gives up.
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The question is- does he likes them too much or hates them?
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Loves chasing them, loves chewing them to bits. Double pleasure.
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To much ❤️
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You ARE the Rhyming Queen!
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Plus a good throwing arm!!
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Haha, I couldn’t throw further than a few feet ~ and then I’d miss!
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I bet he imagines them as rats, and each one ripped apart he’s saved the grain from vermin.
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Yes, he is a noble dog now that you mention it.
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Couldn’t say no that face! Enjoying the smooth rhyme in this one.
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Thanks, Mish.
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oh what a fine dog. Enjoyed the photos and your playful words. You got that fog spirit down! Whoops
..Dog spirit on the loose again.Cant hold em down
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Delightfully amusing.
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