No one knows why my troll’s bad.
I think because he’s rarely glad
When someone wandering passes by.
I cross his bridge and yell out, “Hi!”
He blames me then for being there -
“Being noisy everywhere!”
He’s justified to shout at me,
Reverberating mystery.
Linked to dVerse Quadrille. I am hosting with the word “troll”. Come join us with a 44-word poem using the word “troll” in some form in the poem.
Well done, Frank!
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Thank you, Dan!
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There’s a jauntiness and a lightheartedness to this poem, Frank. I can’t believe that your troll is bad. 🙂
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I’m probably the one who’s bad in this context. I know he likes his quiet. Thank you, Kim!
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What a naughty little troll! 😉
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Thank you, Candace!
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I think your troll is just like me…he want solitude!
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Solitude is good. Thank you, Toni!
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Part of me knows what happens to trolls like that. The billy goats Gruff are coming
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Please be quiet Frank (SMILES)
nice troll quadrille
much love…
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Yes, I do disturb them too much. Thank you, Gillena!
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Your words are always so lyrical Frank. I can’t imagine your troll being sad.
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He probably isn’t sad. Maybe even glad in his own way I stopped by. 🙂 Thank you, Linda!
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LOL- I think you are right.
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You shouldn’t waken a sleeping troll. This is lots of fun.
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It is so tempting to wake them up. Thank you, Sarah!
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Trolls and bridges. I wonder if that’s where toll bridges come from…
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You know, that may be where the word “toll” came from. I didn’t make the connection before. Thanks, Jane!
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🙂
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Nice Poem Frank… Only I think you give the troll too much power!!
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Perhaps! Thank you, Dwight!
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Your rhyme scheme makes the piece more lyrical and light. Perfect amount olf fun and humor to illustrate your prompt.
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Thank you, Glenn!
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Nicely done Frank, like the rhymes:)
Pat
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Thank you, Pat!
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I think you have a decent working relationship with your troll, Frank. You don’t seem overly disturbed!!
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I’m the one doing the disturbing. Thank you, Beverly!
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Grumpy ole troll! Funny
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Thank you, Sabio!
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I always enjoy the pics you decide to include, not necessarily because of artistic qualities, but because it helps show parts of your mind beyond the poems.
Question 1: Is the first pic here a pareidolia of your troll? It is a charcoal you drew or the accidental smudge of your five-cloven imaginary beast?
Question 2: Is the last picture the famously ancestral horseshoe crab minus a tail?
Lastly, as a critical comment on the poem: You last line seemed awkward to me. Like sanaarizvi comment below, I liked the lightheartedness of the poem until the last like which seemed to try to behave to vainly throw deep meaning and poetic beauty or use the mystical to signal virtue or reflective amazement at the reader. I think it is best to actually use the story to give feeling or meaning, instead of yelling to the reader: “Hey, look, I am deep. This is really mysterious and heavy.” Or actually, to not go that way at all. But that is just the opinion of this one silly reader. Most people probably love that stuff. Me, I loved the smudgy troll pareidolia. By the way, I wrote a little on the function pareidolia here, if interested.
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You’re right about the last line. It doesn’t quite make sense to me. The first picture is a footprint of a dog in snow that looked to me like a face and then like a troll’s face if you see the bottom three marks as “teeth”. The second picture was just something that popped up when looking at Google Photos and I hoped I could get away with using it. And if not, try, try again. Thank you, Sabio!
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got it, Frank
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I love the lightheartedness of this poem, Frank! ❤️ Thank you for an inspiring prompt 🙂
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Thank you, Sanaa!
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I guess some trolls can be nasty. Mine never were. I like this poem and the image goes well.
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Thank you, Mary! My trolls are mostly like those in Trolls. The exceptions provide additional entertainment.
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Love the sound of this. Makes me think of a children’s rhyme.
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Thank you, Sascha!
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🙂
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Yes. Blame is an important component of trolling.
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It is and I was kind of trolling (or annoying) the troll. Thank you, Reena!
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such a grump, i like the story like quality of your quadrille
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He is a grump. Thank you, Gina!
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I like your sass, if only the billy goats had followed your lead.
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Those billy goats got the troll in the end. Thank you!
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🙂
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You can’t really blame the poor guy. How would you feel if you had to live under a bridge?
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I’d be just like him. 🙂 Thank you, Linda!
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Like Bjorn, I also recalled Billy Goats Gruff while reading your poem! A delightful write, Frank!
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Thank you, Frank!
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I always thought the troll was gruff…not the billy goats 🙂
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It is an unusual story and it makes me wonder about its history. Thank you, Lynn!
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This could be a song or nursery rhyme. I like how it sounds.
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I am glad you like the sound. Thank you, Barry!
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I enjoyed the rhythm and rhyme scheme. I hope your troll learns to appreciate your friendship.
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Basically, I think he is happy. Thank you!
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very cute I’d be grumpy residing under a bridge too …
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Me, too. Thank you!
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Trolls Are the Best of Devil’s
Advocates they often Wake
Up Love And Are Even Orange as i Understand…;)
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Nice description of trolls as the best of devil’s advocates. Thank you, Fred!
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Every Troll has his or her Place too just one more Day till April Fred’s Day..;)
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Great poem 😊 (Toadstools make excellent troll earplugs)
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Thank you, Ellen!
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