Fatal Error for M'lady MegalOmaniac

story poem in rhyming quatrains iambic pentameter

Fatal error. 2010

 

A squirrel scampers carelessly

 across the grass from tree to tree.

A hungry fox lying in wait

 is certain that it’s time he ate

 

He has no doubt he has the right

to satisfy his appetite.

The squirrel might think otherwise

 but he ignores all good advice.

 

He has been told repeatedly.

 Do not stray too far from a tree.

For trees are where your safety lies

 But he forgot that’s why he dies.

 

The squirrel’s dead, the fox is fed.

There’s little more needs to be said.

I just record what I observed

 the squirrel died as he deserved.

 

The forest is no place for fools

who disregard the safety rules.

The laws that Mother Nature makes

do not allow for your mistakes.

 

Friday, 01 October 2010

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Reviews

[DreamingDingledodie]

brilliant new addition, I really like your use of rhyme, and the simple depth the poem has. Very well-written