In the midst of the night, they made their attack;
their murderous mission saw no turning back.
Relentless, remorseless, in raid after raid,
their victims lay helpless, with life-blood they paid.
This brazen assault, under darkness was cloaked,
the carnage ensuing was never provoked.
But then the tide turned, the invaders were stunned;
imagine their shock to find they were outgunned!
This cruel camisado was instantly ended
when the wrath of the victims upon them descended.
The marauding mosquitoes met a fate unforeseen
as I finished them off with a blast of Mortein.
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Author Notes
AABBCC rhyme, no fixed meter.
Today's word:
camisado (n.) a surprise invasion or attack carried out at night.
My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.
Thanks for reading.
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