Yakking yakking on the phone they’re lacking basic social grace they are in your face if wanted or not their conversation is everywhere like a worm that twists deep inside your ear Yakking yakking shared across public space on public transport in public parkland throughout Halloween with not a thought to public courtesy private calls aired I do not care to share
Today’s dVerse prompt is from Lisa. She asks us to present a Quatorzain poem (a 14 line poem not necessarily a sonnet) in Duodora form as follows: 2 septets for which Line 1 repeats. Syllable counts per line are 4, 6, 5, 5, 5, 10, 10. Quite tricky! The subject is to speak to a human attribute that is particularly irritating to you with a Halloween or Samhain theme.
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A Yakker … tedious bore of a person. This is clever and well composed! Cheers.
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Thanks Helen. It was fun to write. Now it is time to enjoy reading some of the other contributions
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Totally agree! Absolute lack of social etiquette. Technology has made us so self centred.
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This is excellent. You managed a tricky form with some excellent rhymes and I love it
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Yeah those can be quiteee annoying
Much💜love
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Oh, this took me back to my commuting days in London! I’m happy I no longer have to hear every gory detail of a student’s love life on my journey into work…
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Exactly my experience.
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reminds me of an old tune i heard in my childhood. called yakety yak dont talk back. great poem.
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Sean, you met the candy corn bonus challenge with flying colors! With every person carrying their phones with them everywhere nowadays, the yakking is hard to escape isn’t it. Even while shopping people consult with the person on the other end of the line with buying choices! I don’t like small talk in general and it seems amplified exponentially!
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Yes, I love this, both form and theme. Please keep private calls to oneself.
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I had this experience recently and agree with your assessment. LOL
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Eloquent use of the form, Sean. Where do these people learn their manners? Te farmyard?
pax,
dora
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This is absolutely brilliant! Yes, I agree. One should keep private calls to themselves 💝
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