I love my rat, an illustration by Fledermaus, to the tanka poems
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I love my rat
He is just so outrageously fat.
Clutching his stupid iPhone
That is of a satanically pink hue
He giggles; I feel so happy

 

 

The End. Sort of.

I love my rat.


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A Poetic Bonus

May 19 is the Young Pioneers Day.
There is no longer a Soviet empire,
But, as before, our pioneers
For children — a good example!
Pioneer Land, don’t get bored,
And get congratulations on your own day.
I congratulate you, our pioneers.
Good luck, success, health to you all, I wish you!
Let the rallying cry of the new years’ pioneer
Resound like it used to: “Always be ready!”.

*In English (unrhymed, the Russian version is deliberately rhymed in the most primitive way, with excessive reliance on similar ending verbs)

Original

19 мая — День пионерии.
Нет уже больше советской империи,
Но, как и раньше, наш пионер
Для детворы — хороший пример!
Страна Пионерия, ты не скучай,
А поздравления в свой день получай.
Вас, пионеры, я поздравляю.
Удачи, успехов, здоровья, желаю!
Пусть клич пионеров новых годов
Будет, как прежде: «Всегда будь готов!».

 

 

 

  1. illustration by /the/ Fledermaus/i[]