mandag den 4. november 2024

Poetry Monday :: Beating Around the Bush

Every Monday is Poetry Monday. Mimi of Messymimi's Meanderings and I have taken over the hosting duties, mostly the supplying of the prompts - only temporarily we hope - while Diane at On the Border is taking a break for health reasons.

  I have something to ask of you: If you read this and the poetry of others via the links, would you please leave a comment.
  Half - if not more - the fun of these challenges is receiving the responses of others
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Today's prompt is Beating around the Bush

As I wrote, I have been procrastinating, and ended up doing what I should not do - read other blogs before finishing my poem. This time was an exception inasmuch as it actually helped me finish my poem.
This is a limping verse.


Beating around the bush.
What a strange saying, that.
Who's beating what
and why around a bush?

And why beating? Why not push.
Who is beating, who gets hit?
I do not get it, not a bit.
And please no beating, no, not a bush

Now I have been to Mimi's blog
and meaning I have gotten,
to whom ad why and where to beat.
Yes Mimi spoil us rotten.

If you also do not now the reason behind
Beating around the Bush, then go and read Mimi's excellent explanation here.

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Prompts for November:
Beating Around the Bush, November 4 (Today)
Wild Goose Chase, November 11
Jumping the Gun, November 18
Cry Wolf, November 25


The promised photos of Eco-printed papers have been snapped, and will go live tomorrow.

3 kommentarer:

  1. Mimi is often helpful like that - and I thoroughly enjoyed your creation using a phrase unfamilar to you.

    SvarSlet
  2. Heeheehee! Thank you, this was fun.

    SvarSlet
  3. Beating around the bush used to be a common saying here years ago. Largely forgotten these days, but I still remember the meaning and the original meaning as described by Mimi.

    SvarSlet

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