I packed a bag.
He packed a gun
with a full mag.
I planned to run
out the back door.
Be gone before
I saw him draw.
(C) Stephen W. Buchanan 2016
Retreat Post-Haste
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A Ha'Sonnet Will Do
A Ha'Sonnet Will Do
I packed a bag.
He packed a gun
with a full mag.
I planned to run
out the back door.
Be gone before
I saw him draw.
(C) Stephen W. Buchanan 2016
If You Haven't Got A Sonnet 
Should the second line read, he packed ‘a’ gun?
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Thanks. It’s been like that for three years and I never noticed any time I read it. That will teach me to just cut and paste from my notebook. 🙂
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No worries.
I’m curious about your name. I assume from the hasonnets and your dog icon, muttado is much ado. Right?
What does the 1sb mean?
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Yes, muttado is a play on Much Ado, something I came up with to use as an account name on the RhymeZone site where I post in a mix of poetry styles about anything (and where the ha’sonnet form was created). Because muttado was already in use when I tried to create an email account to tie to the site I added the sb – my initials – and the 1 as a separator. Just muttadosb doesn’t look as good. The dog in the Elizabethan collar icon was something I happily just stumbled upon.
What is the Mouse for in your name?
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I like it. Did you ever consider muttadoabo? Mr Steve Buchanan. Not sure if that’s close just the first name that came to mind 😂
RhymeZone is great site, didn’t realise you could post to them.
Old nickname. I was a small child and my name is similar to the cartoon character.
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I didn’t even think about muttadoabo. I kind of like it now that I see it. You’re close on the name – Stephen, not Steve. I put it at the end of every post. 🙂
It’s good that you can keep using old family nicknames. In my experience people don’t want to.
RhymeZone has forums where poetry is posted. It is a friendly site where constructive criticism is offered if asked, and provided in a nice way.
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I’m guessing I’ve read your name 100 times now and committed it to memory subconsciously lmao
I needed a pen name. My family and friends don’t know about my writing.
Respect to you for using your real name, if that is your real name 🤔
I have to look further into the zone. I’m usually only on there when I get stuck or I’m tired.
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