“Can I have a kitty?” itty-
bitty me asked my father — rather,
my mom put me up to it. It
seems that she knew new
kitten would equal no. No,
unless she rigged the odds. Odds
are he would say yes to me, mea-
ning I asked, pleading, “Yes?” — “Yes.”
We were on an army base at the time. The family with the kittens had recently come back from Japan.
This is my attempt at an Echo Poem, this week’s W3 Challenge. An echo poem repeats the ending syllable (or syllables) of each line. That’s it. No strict rules about meter or length.
Hot Dogs and Marmalade 
Lovely poem, Sally.
a fun, almost mischievous write. Well done, Sally.
Awww womanly wiles lol, a fun echo… I hope it was a yes, yes?
Yes
Nicely done- we teach em young!
Aw, the first moment we ask for a pet. I remember that moment. “You have to take care of it. It’s a lot of work.” We promised, but Mom always did the work. She wasn’t a pet lover like that rest of us. We played with our kitty and doggie, but she ended up feeding and cleaning up after them. A shame we didn’t do our part like we promised. Great poem.
How fun! I grew up with cats – and they are one of my favorite animals! I learned something new – Ichibon is number one and that explains the reason the restaurant is named that!!
Clever poem, clever tactics! Did you (your mom) get the kitten?
Yes, we did!
So cute Sally
Aww! I love cats.
I’m dropping by to wave hello. 🙋♂️ “Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.” — Athenaeus
J (he/him 👨🏽 or 🧑🏽 they/them) @JLenniDorner ~ Speculative Fiction & Reference Author and Co-host of the April Blogging #AtoZChallenge international blog hop
Love this! First pets are always hit or miss, as to whether or not we can get one. As children we want something but are not always ready to do the work of taking care of them. We just want to cuddle and have fun with them. Thank you for joining in.💛😊
I bet he said yes to that adorable face! Wonderful echo poem.
This was really sweet!
Sally, that line “my mom put me up to it” feels very clever to me—I can almost see the strategy behind the tiny messenger! Well done…
~David
hi, Sally❣️
Just wanna let you know that this week’s W3, hosted by our beloved Nancy, is now live until Monday, Mar. 16:
Much love,
David