Poem: "No Vacancy"

[ysabetwordsmith]

This poem came out of the August 2, 2011 Poetry Fishbowl.  It was inspired by prompts from aldersprig and janetmiles, then sponsored by janetmiles.  It belongs to the Monster House series.  Not everyone thinks of "monster" the same way...

No Vacancy

It was my wife who opened the door
when the witch hunters came to our house.

The lurking shadow leaned around the door
and glared at the witch hunters.
The monsters under-the-bed and in-the-closet
formed a furry wall behind my wife.
Then the bogeyman arrived, lean and pale,
causing their jaws to drop as they stared up at him.
They did not even notice our daughter's seeing-eye gremlin
urinating on their shiny black shoes.

"Sorry, we're full up on monsters right now,"
my wife said evenly.
"Try the house across the street."

Comments

[fayanora.livejournal.com]

seeing-eye gremlin

LOL! I love this series!

Reminds me a little of Lyria. All her children are artificial creatures, could be considered monsters; even the ones that look human. Meriel is part cat. Jedocas is a man-sized rat with appropriately sized cockroach wings. Arrandine is a very large and sentient dog with monkey hands he tucks under his abdomen. She has other "children" that are sentient spirits made from the souls of insects. And her apparently human staffers and soldiers, half or more of them are made from corpses; the rest are descended from individuals who used to be corpses.

Oh yeah, and Lyria's lab is full of imps. Even the fortress itself is alive.

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

>>LOL! I love this series!<<

That's always fun to hear.

>>Reminds me a little of Lyria. All her children are artificial creatures, could be considered monsters; even the ones that look human. <<

What a fascinating family!