Monday, August 24, 2020

THE BUM'S RUSH

Quadrille #110....Exactly 144 words and
the key word is BUM or a form thereof.
Please excuse my language .... but it's
such a perfect rhyme I couldn't resist.
 Submitted to dVerse
August 24, 2020
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Oh Great Poobah of the Universe
your plan is troubling me
I'm 86 now, on borrowed time
And plenty bumfuzzled, you see
How can I fill these final days
Marking off my bucket list
When you've arranged my sequester   
Leaving me most royally pissed!
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17 comments:

  1. De JacksonAugust 24, 2020 at 4:28 PM

    Love this, Bev! I, too, am often royally pissed these days, at the state of things.

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  2. kaykualaAugust 24, 2020 at 4:49 PM

    When you've arranged my sequester
    Leaving me most royally pissed!

    In fact it makes it all the more challenging to be able and allowed to think outside the box.

    Hank

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  3. Arcadia MariaAugust 24, 2020 at 5:24 PM

    I think everyone is tired of being sequestered these days. Nicely done.

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  4. Gillena CoxAugust 24, 2020 at 5:50 PM

    LOL a serious question with a quirky enough mood 😊
    Thanks for dropping by to read mine

    Much💝love

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  5. JIm FeeneyAugust 24, 2020 at 6:04 PM

    catches the mood of the time...being royally pissed is the only legitimate response! JIM

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  6. LucyAugust 24, 2020 at 6:14 PM

    Hahaha, I think we can all feel this. I love the rhythm here and your observations are very honest and funny. I got a nice laugh at the end. I think if pissed is not the way to describe it, then I don't know what is. We are all pissed off these days with the state of the world, are we not? Brilliant piece with perfect meter.

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  7. Poetry for HealingAugust 24, 2020 at 7:25 PM

    Haha, A good one Bev! Royally pissed is a good description and we can all relate!

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  8. JadeLiAugust 24, 2020 at 8:24 PM

    I HEAR YOU Beverly. So many things to see and do on hold now :(

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  9. A Reading WriterAugust 24, 2020 at 10:34 PM

    pissed never felt more royal before this. adorable piece, Bev!

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  10. Kim M. RussellAugust 25, 2020 at 1:07 AM

    I love that word ‘bumfuzzled’, Bev!

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  11. Jane DoughertyAugust 25, 2020 at 6:36 AM

    In UK English, to be royally pissed means to be extremely drunk. I raise my glass to you, Beverly :)

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    1. indybevAugust 25, 2020 at 7:18 AM

      In American English it means to be very angry (alang:ticked off). Strange, isn't it, we speak the same language, but it certainly varies here and there!

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  12. MiskyAugust 25, 2020 at 7:12 AM

    (chuckling) Good one.

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  13. Dwight L. RothAugust 25, 2020 at 8:16 AM

    I hear your rage against the dimming of the light! Going gently is a real bummer!!

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  14. Sanaa RizviAugust 25, 2020 at 5:31 PM

    Ohh how I feel this one, Bev! 💝

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  15. IngridAugust 25, 2020 at 11:54 PM

    I love your righteous anger and your use of the word 'bumfuzzled'- I hope things take a turn for the better soon!

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  16. brudbergAugust 26, 2020 at 12:06 PM

    So many things we cannot do... I managed to do something else instead.

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