COLOSSUS SEEKS KRAKEN
Yesterday’s prompt was to write a poem in the form of a personal ad (from NaPoWriMo) or to write about a particular word you really love.
So: I love the word ‘cephalopod’ (and am fascinated by this group of animals) – so I’ve fused the two prompts into the following. (I’m not even sure it’s a poem; more just a silly tinkering with acronyms and the conventions.)
Just imagine this appearing in an edition of Deep Sea Dating magazine…
Dating the Deep
or, FEEL YOUR WAY
Version one (acronyms):
FEEL YOUR WAY:
COLOSSUS (20-25m) seeks
KRAKEN 4 WLTM or B2B
ENJOYS PnP Energy
Looking for LTR
ALAWP (within reason)
GSOH, WE
Version two (acronyms explained):
FEEL YOUR WAY:
COLOSSUS (20-25metres) seeks
KRAKEN 4 Wavy Long-Tentacled Moments or Beak to Beak
Enjoys Predation and Preserving Energy
Looking for Teuthological Reproduction
All Large Whales Pursued (within reason)
Great Set of Hooks, Whopping Eyes
Appendix –
Original homo sapiens acronyms:
ALAWP: all letters answered with a photo (probably means the advertiser will only reply to letters that attach a photo)
B2B: Does not exist, made it up
GSOH: good sense of humor
LTR: long-term relationship
PnP: party and play
WE: well endowed
WLTM: would like to meet