Moon Launch

Too wet
To play

Read day
Today

Good book
Get hooked

Minds stray
Away

Sweet tune
Sung soon

Cow, moon,
Fork, spoon

Gat knew:
Jump too

Then Gat
Tells Bat

"Oh, man!
Bad plan!

Risk flirt, 
Get hurt!"

Nut sling?
Stretch string?

"Like that!",
Says Bat

Same gig,
Just big

Slingshot
Real taut

Juno
Let go

To sky!
“You’ll die!”

In air,
Up there!

Miss trees?
Oh, please!

Moon sought,
Branch caught

In trees:
Live bees!

Got stung,
Then hung

Tree limb
Saved him

Gat now
Had cow!

"Dumb Bat,
Knew that!"

Survives,
Eight lives

Homebound
On ground

New tune
No moon!
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Date: 3/18/2022 2:39:00 PM
what a fun string of footles I love this form and the way the poem builds into a fab story:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 3/18/2022 3:25:00 PM
So Gat and Bat have about 7 long-form limericks, perhaps 70 verses or so, and a footle to go with each. We're building a collection of stories, that is, my grandchildren and I are. Thanks, and I'm glad you enjoyed this!
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