The raging raccoon lagoon
Raging raccoon lagoon, created with Bing Image Creator (9.1.2024, powered by DALL-E 3)
Traveling like a baboon
On a giant galloping spoon
I was charging my harpoon
Like every good dragoon
Caught sight of a raccoon platoon
And almost overlooked the monsoon
No miniscule moment too soon
I fled with my war-balloon
From the raging raccoon lagoon
Jan H. Hellberg (9.1.2024)
I love dada poetry and my last stage program was indeed dada poetry. As I learn the poems I recite by heart which was quite a challenge for dada this has led to some really weird images and thoughts in my head. I like to go back there and create poems and images like the one above.
Melissa from Mom With a Blog is hosting today’s Quadrille at the dVerse Poets Pub.
She challenged us to a lagoonatic poem.
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This is so amazing. I can’t pick a favorite part! Love the mono-rhyme and the image you generated is just fabulous. I love raccoons. A raccoon platoon lagoon!🦝
Glad you like it and don’t forget, you caused the inspiration. 😉
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This was so fun to read. I love it!!!
Thank you, Grace
I would like to visit a raging racoon lagoon. It sounds like my kind of place and thank you for taking me there. I also would like to explore Dada poetry. So thank you for introducing it to me. Lovely work.
Thank you, that makes me happy. You might like to try e. g. The Ursonate from Kurt Schwitters, there is even a nice performance recorded in exerpts from Jaap Blonk available on Youtube:
For some other original Dada poetry it might be hard if you don’t understand German. You might find translations, although it’s often still gibberish, so who will translate that. 😀
I will give the you tube a watch thank you.
Wow. I love this! ❤️
Thanks a lot
Jan, your dada poem skillfully weaves unexpected elements with playful rhyme and rhythm. The imagery of a „giant galloping spoon“ and a „raccoon platoon“ creates a delightful lagoonatic adventure that captivates me.
~David
Thanks so much, David. Glad to be able to entertain you. ❤️
I’ll come back soon
to admire a racoon…
How delightful they are,
Mind-weaves in „Dada“
Thanks, happy you like it
Great rhyme 🙂
Poetic license too- like „dragoon“ 🙂
Moon should have been there too!
Thanks. Yes, if I had not been limited to 44 words I would have added the moon. I realised this when it was ready. Maybe worth to make an extended version one day.
I do love all of your rhyming words… it works so well
Great poem! Very fun 🙂
Thank you!
I never would have guessed there were so many words that rhyme with lagoon. Your poem was phantastical and phun also. Cool graphic as well.
Thank you so much.
I even still want to make a version including „moon“ one day. But Quadrille is limited to 44 words and that makes the poems concise and crisp. 😉
You’re very welcome. 🙂
I so enjoyed your verse! Wonderful!
Thanks a lot!
You are welcome.
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