Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image shown below for our
inspiration. Here’s where the image took me.
The cat throws wide his yawning, pink complaint,
while city streets below still sleep in grey.
A cold cup waits …. no one has time today.
The world outside looks bleary, small, and faint.
While city streets below still sleep in grey,
the cat throws wide his yawning, pink complaint.
NAR©2026
Nancy’s Notes: A biolet is a six line poem in which the first two lines are repeated as the last two lines, however in reverse. The rhyme scheme can be expressed as ABbaBA (with the capital letters representing the repeated lines).
This is “59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” by Harpers Bizarre
Everything on The Elephant’s Trunk was created by me, unless otherwise indicated. Thank you for your consideration. NAR©2017-present.
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Excellent! I love the line about the cat throwing “his yawning, pink complaint.” So creative.
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Thank you, Melissa. I felt I needed a descriptive word in that line and “pink” was a last minute thought when “scratchy”and “loud” just didn’t cut it! 😂 I’m really glad it worked for you. Thanks for a fun challenge.
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A lovely poem and a great song too!
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Thanks so much, my friend! If anyone knows how to slow down and savor the moment, it’s a lazy kitty! 🐱
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Love this form Nance it’s so effective ♥️
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Isn’t it lovely? I thought it went really well with this image. I hope you try it. Thanks so much, Ange. 🩷
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Love this! new form for me.
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For me too! Thanks very much. Give it a go!
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Nice work. Cool form. I’ll be giving it a try…
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Go for it, Ron! It’s a fun form. Thanks so much.
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I love this! The poem, the picture–look at how that cat cradles the cup…so sweet.
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Thanks to Melisa for coming up with that delightful image; it sure is a cute one! Thanks for sharing your thoughts this morning, Lois. ♥️😻
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A interesting format and a fabulous song my friend … no poor paws for cozy cat …
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So pleased you think so, dear Ivor. I have a file with examples of different forms of poetry, which is really coming in handy! This was a fun poem for a charming image. Thanks for sharing this classic song. 🩵 🎶
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My musical pleasure, Nancy 🎶🤗🌏💕🥰📖
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A sweet image and a lovely poem
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Thank you so much, Sadje. I agree that image is precious. 😌
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You’re very welcome my dear friend
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love it! I never tried my hand at one of these! May have to do that soon! 😀
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Go for it, CA! I think you’ll have fun with it. Thanks so much, my friend. 😀
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