Monsters

I was buried deep down in my bedclothes
When my mother reassured me and said,
"Hush-a-bye, close your eyes, go to sleep now
For no monsters live under your bed.

No ghouls lie poised in the closet
To jump out and give you a start,
The cupboards are empty of goblins
That would feed on your slow beating heart.

The tippity-tap on the window
Of fingers that fill you with dread,
Is simply the patter of raindrops
And not as you fear the undead.

The ghostly white glare through the skylight
Is only the Moon's silver shine,
So hush-a-bye baby to sleep now
And remember you are thirty nine! "

Reviews

[Temperance]

Such a delightful read, especially the surprise at the end. Nice flow and, fears expressed of most children. Thank you for sharing. Temp

[Fabian G. Franklin]

This made me laugh out loud. I loved the twist at the end. It's reminiscent of some of the O. Henry stories I've read but in a brief poetic form. It's simple, easily digestible fare and well worth the read. I enjoyed. F.

[Adam Latham]

Thank you so much, Fabian, I'm glad you enjoyed it. :) Yes, I was really happy with the last verse and the twist! :)

[barleygirl]

Sorry I have not seen your writing in my newsfeed, so I haven't read you lately. This is a delightful return to your writing, as your fun, playful poem has great contrasts & a killer ending twist! I love how there's a contrast between the sing-song well-crafted rhyme & rhythm, which imparts a feeling of cuddly baby happy stuff . . . but then there's this underlying SOMETHING FISHY . . . as if this poem might take a freaky turn. Instead of turning freaky, it turns funny at the end! Great job of hoodwinking the reader to fall for your wordplay (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Kent Rawski]

Nice wrote flowed well good rhyme fun ending good word choices

[Relic]

LOL, great ending to this.

[Aurora]

Haha, the climactic line! Fantastic.

[Adam Latham]

Thank you so much. I was really happy with the last verse. :))