Each night in dreams
I stroll and troll
for pearls
[of wisdom]
with which to pay
the mermaids for all
the magical
songs they troll
[la la]
to keep at bay
the ugly troll
(de loll]
hiding in the shadows
of the computer screen.
Kim M. Russell, 25th March 2019
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille: Troll
Our host this Monday is Frank with the word ‘troll’ or any variation or arrangement of it.
writing in north norfolk 
Very nice! I like the thought of trolling for pearls to pay the mermaids and dreaming is a good time to do all of that.
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Thanks Frank!
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I love paying the mermaids with pearls! fun take on the prompt.
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Thank you, Toni!
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Ah, you trolled the dictionary and showed the many meanings of our chosen word – well done, Kim!
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🙂
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I love the thought of trolling for pearls to pay the mermaids…
Keeping trolls at bay
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Paying the mermaids with pearls is such a delightful thought!
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I love mermaids, Linda!
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I love your troll triple play. So well done, Kim!
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Thank you, jade!
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You are welcome!
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Oh, lovely. I was reminded of Tom Bombadil. I hope those nasty trolls stay well away from you, Kim.
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Ho hum; pretend you don’t notice the troll in the corner. Trolling for pearls is a good one 🙂
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😊
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Those last 2 lines yanked be back to the now. Nice one.
Pat
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Thanks Pat.
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I appreciate the various forms of the words; love me some mermaids as well. When you fish from a slow moving boat, that’s trolling too.
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Thanks Glenn.
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That is one ugly troll for sure! Your dreams may turn into nightmare.
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Trolls are beautiful to those who love them, Dwight. 🙂
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Yes, my boys had a favorite troll they played with when they were young!
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This is so danged clever, Kim! Your troll ho ho seems engaging!
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Thank you Bev!
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Trolling for pearls of wisdom to pay the mermaids! 😀 That is such an exquisitely clever image, Kim! ❤️
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Thank you, Sanaa! 🙂
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so many levels on this one. lovely!
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Thank you, Sascha!
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This is very fun. I never thought of that function of mermaids. Love the play on words — though, the “de loll” was unclear to me. Your whole poem is an amazing work in the protective art of words. Fun
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The ‘de loll’ comes from a children’s story in which the troll sings a chorus: “I am a troll, troll de loll”.
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ahhhhhh, thx
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you have unearthed quite a few trolls and meaning of troll, reads like a nursery rhyme in parts, very nice Kim
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Thank you, Gina.
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Love how you worked in three meanings of the word. 🙂
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Sea trolls, held at bay by mermaids paid in pearls! Simply lovely, Kim!
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Thank you so much, Frank!
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My pleasure 😇
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Perfectly titled and illustrated…a delightful read!
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Thanks Lynn!
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