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Southern Girl

Devoted, he cherishes his sweet, young Anna Sprowls. She refuses to say yes and Smith is despondent, churning deep down in his bowels. Backed in a corner, she at last finally howls: monogrammed towels! —————- Yalto form by Edward Ibeh Line 1-15: 3,4,2,4,5,3,2,3,2,3,3,5,6,1,5 syllables

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Edward Ibeh

Date: 3/26/2022 8:23:00 PM

Great job, Jeff:-) You should definitely do more Yalto poems, my friend. Awesome first try!

Indiana Shaw

Date: 3/26/2022 3:38:00 PM

Jeff, I never got to read, Edward’s black cat poem, but, would separates bathrooms also be a bit of a help here . . . ; )

Indiana Shaw
Date: 3/26/2022 6:27:00 PM

For a short daft moment, I thought the cat and it's owner had been using the same towel . . . *o*

Indiana Shaw
Date: 3/26/2022 6:24:00 PM

Aha, well, you sure gave it a good shot, Jeff ; )

Jeff Kyser
Date: 3/26/2022 3:48:00 PM

I noticed the black cat poem was a Yalto, that’s the unusual format.

Bill Baker

Date: 3/26/2022 2:00:00 PM

Great closing line, Jeff. Made me smile. :-) Bill

Eve Roper

Date: 3/26/2022 9:11:00 AM

great one, Jeff, like the last line

L Milton Hankins

Date: 3/26/2022 8:42:00 AM

Clever and exceptionally well-written, Jeff. I've never tried this form. Perhaps I should. It looks interesting. You've done a nice job with it.

Jeff Kyser
Date: 3/26/2022 8:48:00 AM

Thanks, Milt. My daughter and wife were talking about towels this morning and I saw Edward’s black cat poem…