Poem: "Puzzling People"
This poem came out of the December 2, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from shadowsculptor and ng_moonmoth. It also fills the "_____ Made Us Do It" square in my 6-10-14 card for the Fanbingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the series Path of the Paladins, and falls between "Our Most Vulnerable and Powerful Selves" and " Enlighten the Dark Corners."
Puzzling People
Zyweet the Trickster peered through
the thirteen dimensions of physical reality,
the five past tenses and five present tenses
and nine relative tenses of time.
The two people whom Yasun, God of Healing,
put together on a previous turn had now
completed their purpose together.
Zyweet reached out and nudged them apart,
Nahum and Rohalin going their separate ways.
"Your turn," the trickster said sweetly,
smiling at Talaton, God of Balance.
"Drat you," Talaton scolded, looking at the board
first with his right eye and then with his left.
There was really only one move available,
and Zyweet could taste how difficult it would be,
like mixing pepper and vinegar.
Talaton reached out and began
figuring out how to fit Nahum and Radd together.
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Notes:
You can read about past, future, and relative tenses.