Apr
07

Caution Failed

A Tanka Poem

No one’s home TV time cold soda snacks
we were getting away with something
leaving early in the night to not push our luck caution failed
nosy neighbor needed us to see him see us even in the dark
our pallor hidden, we played it off feigning a cheery “Good night!”

© 2010 Shari Lynne Smothers

This poem is for the napowrimo prompt #7, love, funny side up. Visit the post to see the details of this prompt.

  • honoredebalzac

    Shari,
    Indeed a cheery good night! I like this!
    Pamela

  • http://www.withwords.org.uk/ Alan Summers

    Neighbours huh! ;-)

    Really liked that line: we were getting away with something

    all my best,

    Alan

  • http://slstellingstories.com Shari Smothers

    Thanks Pamela. I'm glad you like it. I wasn't sure I was hitting the mark with it. But, the memory made me laugh.
    Shari

  • http://slstellingstories.com Shari Smothers

    Hi Alan:

    Isn't it always the neighbors?

    Thanks for visiting and sharing your response. I'm glad you liked it. I saw somewhere you put up a link for writing tankas, http://tankaonline.com/. I'll have to check it out since I've never written one before.

    Always a pleasure,
    Shari

  • http://in-the-stream.blogspot.com Francis Scudellari

    Hi Shari,

    You deftly handled the prompt, as the characters did the neighbors.

  • http://slstellingstories.com Shari Smothers

    Hi Francis,

    Thanks so much for visiting. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts.

    Shari

  • http://slstellingstories.com Shari Smothers

    Hi Francis,

    Thanks so much for visiting. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts.

    Shari

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