I went off script with a double dactyl prompt today and veered into politics. Sadly, it’s never far from mind. Happily, double dactyls are a fun challenge. (If you’re interested in learning about the parameters of the form, you can click here.)
Vomitous gromitous
President Donald Trump
thrives on autocracy,
bombast and lies.
Resist, Americans!
He is the ultimate
anticoagulant–
bleeding us dry!
©Molly Hogan
This week’s Poetry Friday Roundup is hosted by Heidi Mordhorst at her blog, My Juicy Little Universe. In addition to hosting, she’ll be adding her line to this year’s Progressive Poem.
Nix the comfort zone 
Anticoagulant is a new way to describe the tyrant.
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Well, he’s certainly not drawing anything together!
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1000 points for your word choices, Molly: “Vomitous gromitous,” “bombast,” and “anticoagulant”!
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There were so many double dactyl words I didn’t have room for: unconstitutional being one of them!
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Molly, yes, here’s to a double dactyl call to action! “Vomitous gromitous” is perfect! The “anticoagulant / bleeding us dry” is so sad, but true. Peace!
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It’s all so awful.
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Amen and amen. I’m behind on my postcards. Will get to that today!
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I need to make a few phone calls again.
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Cleverly written! Chiming in on the “vomitous gromitous” love in the comments. Every disgusting word in the dictionary already applies to him, so poets must invent new ones. 😀
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He’s appalling, as are those who support him.
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“anticoagulant” What a word! I’m so obsessed with double dactyls.
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They are an engaging challenge to write!
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Thanks for the chuckle, although HE is definitely not funny. I love “vomitous gromitous’ and “anticoagulant.”
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No, he definitely is NOT funny–terrifying, more likely.
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Oh, I love this Molly! LIke others, it made me laugh about a not so laughable subject (down right scary). I’ll have to go back and learn more about the double dactyl form and how to write one! Thanks!
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They are definitely fun to write, but there are a lot of requirements to the form, for sure! I probably missed something along the way…
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All right, Mss. Molly! Looking at both the DD prompts I’ve seen this week, YOU are the person who ought to be writing the samples, with your exact mastery of the rhythm and rhyme scheme, PLUS I now pronounce it affirmed that yours is the only double dactyl to contain–VERY successfully–the word anticoagulant! Thanks for being my reward for reaching the end of my hosting duties. 🌞
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Well, thank you, ma’am! And thanks again for hosting, too!
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Perfection!
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Amen!
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Molly, you captured the thoughts of many Poetry Friday colleagues. Your words are strong. Thanks for lifting your voice for others to read.
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I LOVE that you were able to play with words here, even though the subject matter was so, truly, vomitous. I had to read it aloud!!
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You’ve accurately painted a disgusting, vivid picture of a disgusting, horrible man. On target!
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