“ODD TALES AND WONDERS”

THE PEERLESS GOTH

© Travis Edward Pike  All Rights Reserved

“I won't!  I won't!” raved the Ugly Grunch.
“I'll never do it, again!
This is positively the very last time!”
And he, too, went herrilly fenn.

This excerpt is from one of three short narrative poems originally published in OPUS, the CalPoly, Pomona Quarterly.  It is also the one I told at David Pinto's party that set up “The Twaddle and the Gurck!”  I admit I am especially fond of it.  Coaches, bandleaders, scoutleaders, producers, directors, shop foremen or anyone else who has ever had to manage a crew will know exactly what I mean.
— Travis Edward Pike, 2008