Stomp

An unlucky troll who misses a meal

To skulk about at hours of night

In the mists and clouds and bright moonlight

To shift about through muck and mire

And find in the distance a little light of fire

 

He burbled away as he did go

The shifty and the cantankerous troll

Something was cooking, he knew all too well

The flesh of dead meat, he loved that smell

 

He plodded, he swayed

Along the little man folk trail way

He whittled a thumbnail to his ax

To check its readiness for a catch or a slash

 

The fire site grew closer

The meat there did smolder

He hurried a ways

Seeing a prize he did crave

 

It looked large and fat as an ox

A small meal for this old gnarly lummox

Back to the back of his dark cave

He would feast on this meal until the light of day

 

In a hurry now he tripped

And broke what he considered just a stick

The men folk were made wise

Of this beast’s lumbering strides

 

To arms they called

With swords drawn and all

There were twenty of them

But that wouldn’t stop him

 

He’d stomp and he’d stomp

Stomp them down with a romp

To get his fair prize

With his axe he’d excise

 

Forward and back

Upon his foe he attacked

Snicker and snack, attack, click-clack

They jabbed at him despite his mighty axe

 

When wounded he howled

Then bent over he growled

He still reached for the meat

Never seeing his coming defeat

 

One more blow to his head

The Stomper was dead

Without ever a taste of any flesh

And left this small story to no kind of rest

Author's Note

I am a writer of many things. I have been for many a year. Writing is a form of art along with so many other kinds. Art in all it's forms is a magic unto itself...

Reviews

[Morrigan Nicole]

I really loved this, a wonderful abstract piece, capable of leaving the reader wanting more. I like how you lured the reader in with your suspenseful words and unanswered questions, this made me eager to read the rest!

"Forward and back
Upon his foe he attacked
Snicker and snack, attack, click-clack
They jabbed at him despite his mighty axe"

I really loved this stanza! And the use of the onomatopoeia, which just adds to the fun of the poem, the childish quality about it makes it entertaining in a nursery rhyme sense, but it is ever so mature and unique, an unusual combination that was used to perfection! I look forward to reading more of your work, you did a great job!

[gombeggar]

well, thank u so very much for your in-depth review...hopeully i can sit down long enuff to produce somethng more to entertain soon

[Georgia Gypsy]

Its nice to find something good to read, got my interest from the title and kept it on through the whole piece. A touch of fantasy, exactly what I was looking to read today.
GG

[gombeggar]

very glad u enjoyed this :)

[lee von cleef]

Mini cup cake,tiny turtle,the Swiss army knife of tails, a pocket full of little boy treasures,pulled inside out for me to oogal over under through!You still swoop up the prize no mint for me tonight you get all the glory!

[gombeggar]

so glad u liked this poem in such an imaginative fashion...i am honored

[Through the Gateway]

Loved it, Gom. A touch of Tolkien, a touch of Carroll, a touch of macabre, a touch of Gom. The meter was very good and had the feel of "The Jabberwocky", which is one of my favorites.

Looking forward to more!

[gombeggar]

thanks much...glad u picked them out, tolkien and carroll

[Through the Gateway]

Not just another pretty face. ;)

[gombeggar]

r u feeling taken fer granted by moi? u r much more then a bonita, chica ;)

[Through the Gateway]

LOL. Well...that's okay, then.

[Leslie Philibert]

A clever well written poem with a touch of Tolkien... good write.

[gombeggar]

thanks very much for that :)

[Rhianne Ney]

I agree that writing is a form of art and this poem here is a masterpiece! I understand it's meaning... and how it unfolds I love it ^-^

[gombeggar]

thank u...u r very kind to say that

[Rhianne Ney]

You're welcomezzz

[Jo March]

This was so unique, and for someone reason it reminded me a bit of Dickens. You have a lovely abstract style

[gombeggar]

thank u much, girl

[WingsToFly]

Nice poem, liked it.

[gombeggar]

thanks much

[elektra373]

Different to what I normally read and you did a great job!

[gombeggar]

thanks much

[Ruth]

Ohh, unique...loved it!
Nice to read something out of the so called "norm"
I like where this took my senses :)
xox

[gombeggar]

thanks much...i kinda thought it was more normal then wut i usually post...but glad u liked it :)

[Ruth]

Most welcome :)