Trochaic

A poem written in the metre of Longfellow’s ‘The Song of Hiawatha’ describing Hiawatha’s experiences at his computer

Proud to own a precious laptop

From the land of Pea-Sea War Lord,

Hiawatha tapped the keyboard,

Opened window upon window,

Could not clear them, lost the cursor,

Panicked at a pop-up saying

He’d performed an act ‘illegal’.

Fearing laptop police might seize him

Hiawatha called Nokomis.

Old Nokomis could not help him,

Bid him summon Minnehaha.

Minnehaha solved the problem

Being femininely able,

‘Close the lid,’ she said, ‘and use it

Solely as a writing table!’