Monday, May 20, 2024

Draining the Blood of Humans at Twilight - rhyming doggerel

 

Lawrence Hall, HSG

Mhall46184@aol.com

 

Draining the Blood of Humans at Twilight

 

A powerful monster //  living down

in the darkness growled // in pain…

-Beowulf, Burton Raffel translation

 

In the sinister dusk // they seek our blood

A ghastly enemy // of disgusting thirst

Stealing up from the swamp // and primordial mud –

Well, we stole their habitat // – the mosquitoes were here first!

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