She’s mine!
She is a comely gal, mindful though,
but then she’ll munch and crunch happily.
Goodness gracious!
She’s persistent, for sure, proudly too.
She’ll be on the prowl, then strike quickly.
Goodness gracious!
She’ll see a visitor, and she’ll wink.
There’s an opportunity, but no.
Goodness gracious!
She’ll sulk for a couple of hours,
but then she’ll open her pretty mouth.
Goodness gracious!
She will try her luck again, grinning.
You see, she is a Venus fly-trap.
Goodness gracious!
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For Colleen Chesebro‘s #TankaTuesday #48 – 20 January 2026 where this week’s host Melissa Lemay’s invitation is to follow poet Marianne Moore’s syllabic pattern in one of her poems.
I chose the pattern of 9-syllable lines and a 4-syllable refrain.
luna's on line 
A very lovely poem for the Venus fly trap.
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Thanks so much, Sadje!
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You’re most welcome
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💖💟💛
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Pretty plant and excellently rhymed! 🤗💖
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Such a lovely plant… and deadly too (for a fly or two). 🪰🤣💛
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Oh, Chris, I have always wanted one of those plants, but I’m put off doing so because it needs rainwater — tap water with all its chemicals apparently kills it.
I love this poem.
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Fortunately, I’ve a pond so I can fill up a big bottle and keep it to water my little plant. Just a little bit each morning and see what she finds later. There’s one caught very recently… just at the top there.
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We have so little rain during the summer that I’m certain there wouldn’t be insufficient for then. I have water butts off the gutters but the barrels are usually swimming with wigglers and pupae. Maybe the plant would like that? 🤔
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That’s certainly a thought, but… hmm – wigglers? Maybe not.
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A fun poem!
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But of course… she’s a star!
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😀
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green oooh
luscious
and chewy
soft and gooey
once into the brisk
she got stuck and whisked away!
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Good for the pretty plant, but bad for those flies… shame!
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swat to deter. in the usa 25 is out and jail him is an exalted shout!
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Hmm indeed.
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indeed.
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A lovely poem, Chris.
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Thank you so much, Balroop!
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We killed ours pretending to be flies, so it starved and died.
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Oops, and shame.
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Young and foolish.
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I love her Chris!. My own little shop of horrors! 😱
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Tee-hee – perfect!
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Very clever!!
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Thanks Cale!
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You’re welcome😊
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Enjoyed the poem, Chris, and the “Goodness gracious!” refrain!
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So glad that you liked that, Dave!
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she’s a fly-eater!
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That’s her!!
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I really enjoyed this – oh to live life as a Venus Flytrap!
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Well indeed… certainly interesting!
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I love this!
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Glad that you did!
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Wow! What a delightful tribute to a Venus Flytrap!
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She’s such a lovely plant… really!
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💖
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That looks like a plant with some serious appetite!
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It’s true. She’s pretty small, but her feeding isn’t a problem!
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I had a girlfriend like that once!
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🤣🤣🤣
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Natural inspiration. I’ve had cacti before and I have an aloe… but I’ve never owned a Venus Fly Trap!
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I’m quite pleased about this little plant. It was very cheap and I bought it in a Builder shop. It’s in its second year and its going pretty well!
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I had one of these but it died. I’m not very good with plants. My mom has green thumbs.
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I’m not very good with plants either… just luck, I think!
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🌷🌺🌸
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