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Thursday, September 23, 2021

BladderWakey

With apologies to Lewis Carroll...

Twasn’t brilliant, and the nighttime coves
  Did show no sparkle in the waves:
Still shady were the darkening groves,
  And the footpaths the same.

"Beware the Bladderwalk, my son!
  Its fullness wakes, makes your breath catch!
Beware the gritted teeth, and shun
  That nightytime Slumbersnatch!"

He took his blankets, warm, in hand:
  Long time the prodigious urge he fought --
Still resting, he with bladder full,
  He laid awhile in thought.

And, as in gloomy thought he lay,
  The Bladderwalk did force-ly claim,
To come whiffling through the dark causeway,
  And burble as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
  The blankets, warm, went snicker-snack!
He sprightly fled, into the ‘head’
  Then went galumphing back.

"And, has thou slain the Bladderwalk?
  Then back to bed, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
  He chortled in his joy.

`Twas brilliant, and the daytime coves
  Did sparkle brightly in the waves;
NOT misty were the brightening groves...
  And he never got to sleep again.

11 comments:

  1. Oh so clever, my friend! So very clever!

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  2. This absolutely is one of your best, Diane! I've taken that Bladderwalk so many times, if I sleep through the night it's cause for a celebration!

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    1. Thank you so much, Alana! Yep. You understand! Sometimes I lay there and hope it will just go away because if I get up, that's it for the rest of the night! Ugh.

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  3. Love how talented and clever you are, Diane! Didn't see the end coming! Those are my favorites. xoxox, Brenda

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    1. You are so kind, Brenda! I had such fun writing this one. I guess because it was so close to home... 😉

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  4. Very well done, indeed! Yes, that bladderwalk will contrive to murder sleep, if you don't mind me mixing metaphors.

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  5. Wow - what a difficult poem to shape to your message, and what a great job you did! I do the walk every night but fortunately I get right back to sleep. I feel badly for those who cannot.

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