Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Dan Pedantic

Dan Pedantic
Man unromantic
Obsessive, compulsive
Never impulsive
Wakes every day
Same exact way
Shower, shave, sit …
Stand, flush, brush
Floss, rinse, dash
Calm, never frantic
The daily antic
Of Mister Pedantic
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Exactly, precisely 33 words (not including the title).
Written for Trifecta Week Seventy Eight.

The prompt: PEDANTIC (adjective), the context: unimaginative, pedestrian

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9 comments:

  1. MOV22 May 2013 at 13:30

    Niiiiiiiiiice! I really like this. :)

    best,
    MOV

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  2. Tara R.23 May 2013 at 00:12

    Loved this. Creative and lyrical.

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  3. steph23 May 2013 at 05:51

    Nice! Perfect use of the word!

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  4. Anonymous23 May 2013 at 05:56

    This is fun! (And a little too true for those of us who tend to stick to routines :))

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  5. EagleAye23 May 2013 at 07:34

    Most excellent! This a very amusing poem. I could easily see this as a song. Most entertaining.

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  6. Trifecta23 May 2013 at 21:42

    Haha! My kids are really into the Mr. Men books right now. This is Mr. Pedantic. I love it.

    Remember to come back and vote at the end, ok?

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  7. Draug23 May 2013 at 23:45

    This is great--one of my faves so far. (:

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  8. brudberg23 May 2013 at 23:45

    Yes... I can see this guy in front of me.

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  9. Valerie Boersma24 May 2013 at 07:41

    Oh Mr. Pedantic-you are so unlike your very, very clever creator! Love this!

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