Bonnie Jennings Poet Free verse

There Is a Dragon In My Garden

Carefully coiffuring the etiquette garden of the cascading words

Trimming the elegant exuberant plethora of stumbling somnolent leaves

Happened upon an opulent slithering serpent and some bees

Hiding within the myriad of sublime transcendent trees

Shrieking in a shrill voice a cacophony was heard

And the shunned godly creature

Slithered serenely from the place of my obstreperous yells

And the words fell back into a peaceful tranquility and tune

Excusing the moments as serendipitous and absurd

But was harangue for no reason except tales of Slew (Foot)

And went about my business without any further adieu




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@Bonnie Gay Jennings, or Bonnie Jennings or Boondoggling with Bojenn @Wordpress 2013 to present 2016 ~

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R.A. Marschall June 7, 2016 at 11:19 AM Well done! Liked your use of words like - "Stumbling somnolent leaves" and "sublime transcendent trees" Bonnie Jennings June 7, 2016 at 11:27 AM Thank you for visiting and reading my poetry... Thank you

Alesia Leach May 20, 2016 at 8:50 PM I love the double-entendre. Nicely done!! Bonnie Jennings May 21, 2016 at 6:54 AM Thank you, Alesia... And morning! i had to look up the word double-entendre and I'm still not certain of it's meaning and how I applied it (unintentionally) in my poem... But many thanks to you!

Laura Leiser May 11, 2016 at 11:52 PM I absolutely love the wit and brilliance of this poem, Bonnie! And it also introduced me to new words, as well! A big 7 from me :) Bonnie Jennings May 12, 2016 at 12:16 AM Thanks Laura. The poetry exercise was to learn and practice new words... it is a great way to learn definitions...

Skat A May 11, 2016 at 10:37 PM This is very good, Bonnie ...skat Bonnie Jennings May 12, 2016 at 12:14 AM Thank you, Skat!

Walter T. Ashe May 11, 2016 at 9:47 PM Thank you for your visit and words! This title absolutely caught my eye and now I know why! "Slew foot!" :-) I do look forward to enjoying reading your writes!!! Thank you Bonnie! :-) Bonnie Jennings May 11, 2016 at 10:20 PM Thanks again Walter... I wonder how many people know that "Slew foot" is another name for Lucifer? I see you caught it!

Eileen Manassian May 9, 2016 at 9:00 PM Intriguing write here. Your choice of words is particularly interesting. Loved that first line. Wow. Bonnie Jennings May 9, 2016 at 10:16 PM Thank you Eileen. I'm happy that you liked it.

Kim Rodrigues May 9, 2016 at 9:11 AM A great visual created by you! Love it! Bonnie Jennings May 9, 2016 at 11:00 AM Thanks, Kim

Michael Whatley May 9, 2016 at 9:01 AM Highly enigmatic write, Bonnie, and interestingly worded. P.S. Not going to lie, the title is quite something! Bonnie Jennings May 9, 2016 at 10:57 AM I should probably re-title... Thanks, Michael!