Day 22: Ode to a Garden Pest

 Today's prompts from Write Better Poetry and NaPoWriMo: (1) Write a poem about an "organism," and (2) write a poem that uses repetition. My first thought was to use a poetic form that uses repeated lines, like a pantoum or villanelle, but somehow ended up instead writing a light verse that would make a good kid's poem or song. (I think I've heard an old bluegrass song that might be a good fit for these lyrics - imagine a banjo accompaniment.) The rhymes were fun, too. It seems I've now written two poems this week about unpopular subjects, a less-than-favorite vegetable for many, and a not-very-desirable creature (which apparently can be both beneficial and harmful in the garden, hence the qualifying sixth verse).

Ode to a Slug
 
Slug, slug, slug,
you are no ladybug,
you're almost ugly as a pug,
slug, slug, slug.
 
Slug, slug, slug,
you've got no shell to lug,
so you move on without a shrug,
slug, slug, slug.
 
Slug, slug, slug,
you crawl so slow - chug, chug,
and leave a slimy trail - oh, ugh!
Slug, slug, slug.
 
Slug, slug, slug,
you're in the lot I dug,
and chew my plant leaves with a tug,
slug, slug, slug.
 
Slug, slug, slug,
shall I deal with you, thug?
A dish of beer's a deadly drug,
slug, slug, slug.
 
Slug, slug, slug,
you're not such a bad mug,
but don't expect to get a hug,
slug, slug, slug.
 
Slug, slug, slug,
you came in on my rug.
Get out of here, don't get too snug!
Slug, slug, slug.