Buzzing through dreams,
she mosquitoes in circles
around clouds of unsuspecting dreamers
snug in fluffy beds.
She whispers chants into their heads,
and stings them with ideas
that she wants them to spread.
Brenda Warren 2012
A shout out to Trifecta, for this prompt:
This weekend we want you to write a 33-word response using the name of an animal as a verb. Some examples are: to dog, to snake, to bear, to duck. . .you get the idea. Write about anything you want and use whichever verb tense you need, but give us an animal as a verb in there somewhere. Let’s see if we can discover new things by looking from a different perspective.
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“she mosquitoes in circles” … That is hilarious. Love the ending.
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this has a witchy feel to it, you used mosquito very well!
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When do the words for Wordle get posted? I want to join in on the fun.
The subject of mosquitoes gives me the heebie jeebies with West Nile disease being so prevalent this summer. But I do appreciate your perspective of them in your poem!
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The wordle is at The Sunday Whirl. If you like it on Facebook, you’ll get the early words on Friday nights. The Whirl has a Mister Linky.
Thanks for your comments…and do come to The Whirl. There’s also a link directly to The Sunday Whirl in my next poem.
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Is “she” the Muse? I usually wake in the early morning buzzing with ideas that need to be written. Great piece.
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This is cool! Good writing! 😀
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Oooooo. “Mosquitoes” as verb. Yes, please. Brilliant.
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ha very cool using mosquitos as a verb….they are sneaky suckers so this def fits…smiles.
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That’s a bug I like to squish, but I love your poem. When I wake up with crazy ideas, I’ll blame them on the mosquitoes that visit me in my sleep.
I wonder if they’ll give me access to laptop and the internet in the mental hospital…
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I hope so, Janna, because the hospital will certainly provide fodder for some rather interesting work. 😉
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Mosquitos drive me NUTS! You just know they’re there so they are definitely distrupting your dreams. And I hate anything that interferes with mine. Great read!
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Thank you, Gina!
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oooo despise the little buggers! but really like the verse.
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Thanks Len, me too.
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Very nice use of the word.
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Thanks. 🙂
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That is very creative – both the story and the use of the verb.
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Thank you, Ruby.
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I love mosquitoes as a verb. It is very descriptive. The story is great too!
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This was a great prompt. It was fun to write, and it’s even more fun to go around and read all of the responses!
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Never underestimate the power of small things when you try to sleep with a mosquito in your room…
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Right?!
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Right. (I probably didn’t need to answer that.)
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LOL
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Love your choice in animal/verb, Brenda.
Pamela
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Thank you, Pamela. We’ve actually noted a reduction in the mosquito population in our area. That makes me happy. 🙂
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Wow, Brenda – it never occurred to me that mozzies could be subsersive propaganda spreaders. Now I know why I hate the buzzers so! Good animal/verb.
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LoL Thanks, Viv!
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