Eight-line Poems

Upside Down

Upside Down

They lived happily ever after
though that may appear even dafter
than this tale which reaches its end
with story itself not yet penned.

Adventure’s not in the middle
it’s saved as sort of a riddle
and strangest in this silly rhyme
the ending’s once up on a time.


Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Express It In Eight, 02.22.24
Prompt: Write an out-of-order poem.
Note: “Upon” is written as “up on” to force the reader to stick with the rhythm. It’s called poetic license.