LJ/DW Idol, Week 8: Perry the Opossum

[adoptedwriter]

 Perry was hairy, but he wasn’t scary

Still, he was misunderstood.

His momma was Sherry; his brother was Larry.

Together they lived in the wood.

 

He wasn’t too picky; his life wasn’t tricky.

He played in the pouch and ate well.

People thought he was icky and might make one sickly,

and sometimes he had a bad smell.

 

He wasn’t luxurious. He was always non-spurious

His heart was as big as the seas.

But Perry was curious which made Momma furious;

For danger was just past the trees.

 

One night he snuck out and wandered about

Looking for fun and for food.

He followed his snout to a bucket of trout.

It put him in such a great mood.

 

When Perry got closer he began to think ‘No sir,

This isn’t a good choice for me.’

It wasn’t a bucket so Perry said “Fuck it”

And he ran as fast as can be.

 

He dashed past some rocks and spotted a box.

That would be perfect for hiding.

But out jumped a fox; now that was a shock

who inside the box was residing.

 

So Perry played dead which gave the fox dread;

It decided to leave him alone.

Perry rose and ran faster across the great pasture

He finally made his way home.

Comments

[gunwithoutmusic]

I was thinking, 'This would be a cute children's book' until I got to the "Perry said 'Fuck it'" line lol

But this was really cute - I actually think opossums are kind of adorable, but I don't think that's a common feeling about them.

[dadi]

Ohhh this is lovely <3

[erulissedances]

This was great fun. I started my tale, but have to finish it and get it posted.

- Erulisse (one L)

[drippedonpaper]

I love how you made it a gradual reveal. For the first 2-3 stanzas, it could have been a human or another animal.

Very well done!

[favoritebean_writes]

I enjoyed this. Perry is very smart.

[roina_arwen]

This was very cute!

[bleodswean]

HEE!!! Rollicking and such a fun response to this bizarre prompt!

[banana_galaxy]

I liked the way you managed to rhyme so well with all of this throughout. I think I would've found that a challenge to write.

[dsrmousey]

I really enjoyed this P! Opossum's aren't really smelly though, they try not to be, easier for predators to find them. This is why they like to live by a fresh water source. I told you I love the super critters! ☺💙

[tonithegreat]

I love how the rhyme scheme here is limerick-esque without actually being a limerick. I think the bucket/f&&_it rhyme is excellent, too! A delightful Monday morning read.

[ofearthandstars]

This is so cute! I love it! Bonus points for rhyming luxurious and non-spurious!

[mollywheezy]

SO cute! :)