Jeff Kyser Poet Monorhyme

Exsanguinating Leeches

Exsanguinating leeches
Rich cream on ripened peaches,
Or Riviera beaches,
tickling the ears it reaches

Exsanguination is to bleed
A practice we no longer need
Now, Coumadin can quickly speed 
The death of rats, poison indeed!

Like Sisyphus, his rocky hill
Now Eliquis, without the thrill
For those with fibrillations still
‘Tis clots, not rocks, the bitter pill

So now I think to bleed a leech
Might be a task just out of reach
I do implore, I do beseech
Pin down his arms, grab hold of each!

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h/t to Howard Osborne’s INFRA DIG

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Charles Messina October 4, 2022 at 3:13 AM Awesome poetry, Jeff. I have to admit I had to pull out the dictionary on this one (lol). Keep writing my friend and best wishes in the contest. ...Charlie

Paul Willason October 2, 2022 at 11:54 PM Very clever write....thoroughly engaging. Your poems give better exercise than a walk in the park and moreover, last longer because of the deciphering required. Full of thought and ingenuity...like em ! Jeff Kyser October 3, 2022 at 3:26 AM Hi Paul, thanks, I had fun with this one - the word 'exsanguinate' from Howard's poem got the cogs a-spinning... Have a great day!