a new trick

aabb poem

The night, wet and stormy ,flashes of wrath

babysitter yawned, too tired for math.

A loud clap of thunder, then after the boom,

a voice on the monitor, from the kid's room!

She ran up the stairs, powered by panic,

praying for courage, not to get frantic.

Opening the door, she slowly walked in.

No one was there, just the kid with a grin.

A cute little trick, just recently learned

to start the tv, which knob she must turn.

Relieved, she lay the child down again,

not seeing the face through the windowpane.

Reviews

[smurfett]

Wow! So cute and jubilant...then all of a sudden chills on my arm knowing they weren't alone. Cleverly written.

[KWP]

this bought a smile to my face ...
I like the twelve line journey that it is ... all with a twist of the unknown right at the end ..

great work x x

[Judy McIntosh]

Thanks for the review, it was fun to write, cheers jude

[RAOrourke]

Enjoyed the lovely pace of your poem and the ending that throws the reader from its jovial path. well done

[lee von cleef]

Tricky tricky, kept me focused all the way......