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After more thought, another way to mend the end of the first staza would be to ADD unstressed syllables to the penultimate line so the couplet is more even. Get a little smut into it too if you want. My version would go something like

Doodles Duncan, big and fat,                         (X x X x X x X)
Squashed his Grandma's ginger cat.            (X x X x X x X)
Now her pussy haunts his waking dreams  (X x X x x x X x X)
Doodles eats until he splits his seams.        (X x X x x x X x X)

This still gives you four feet per line but moves more predictably in the last line without changing that particular line at all.

You'll spot I changed kitty to ginger. I wanted a word that worked more for its living - ginger cat is a stronger image to me than kitty cat. it could equally be tabby, black tom or persian. But you'll want to find words that work for you of course.

I like Stephent's idea of an extra verse, though I'd be tempted to add a single couplet with a twist to it, followed by your threats to the reader.

by Pags on June 5 2007