Thursday, May 8, 2014

DMC: "Hostess of the Canal" by Tamera Wissinger



HOSTESS OF THE CANAL

Oar-length 

Barracuda 

Hunkered low in shadows 

Considers if she might like me

For lunch.

© 2014 Tamera Will Wissinger.  All rights reserved.


Laura Purdie Salas has challenged us to come up with a water-themed cinquain this month.  Click HERE for details.  If you would like to join in the fun, use the contact form in the sidebar to the right to send me your splashtastic poem!



6 comments:

  1. I am loving this creepy cinquain, Tamera, though it freaks me out to think it is based on an actual memory! Love "oar-length" and of course the power-packed punch at the end. Thanks so much for taking part this month!

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  2. Thanks for letting me participate in Laura's DMC challenge, Michelle. Yes, this was an imagined version of real events...Laura's alligator tales brought the barracuda memory up from the shadows!

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  3. Nice! The form of the poem works well with the tension created via the storyline. Well done.

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  4. Not sure which I like better, the title or the punchline.

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  5. Oh, my imagination is soaring! It's terrific, but I really love the title!

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