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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) 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.
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