NEW PLAYMATE [ MONDO ]

Dee Allen

Why did the little

Girl drop her stuffed bear and blow

Soap bubbles at the roof’s edge?

 

Little Teddy can’t

Leap as high and catch them like

The magic grey gargoyle can—

 

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W: 8.27.25

[ Inspired by the painting Gargoyles by Michael Parkes. ]

 

Mondo: A Japanese short poem in 6 lines, 2 stanzas. First 3 lines ask a question. Last 3 lines give an answer. Written in 5-7-7-5-7-7 syllable sequence.