Behold! The Lurking Snark!

Day Three Prompt:create a new Monster.

Have you beheld the Lurking Snark?
Baleful eyes that glow in the dark,
Look! Light gleams in the corner there,
D'you think it is his hidden lair?

After Mommy’s tucked you in at night,
has kissed you and turned off the light -
then a crunch or slither you’ll hear -
sure sign that he is somewhere near.

He likes dark cupboards; he will hide
somewhere amongst clutter inside.
That pile of vests - it just tipped over
in his scrambles, he’s a rover.

Under the bed's a favourite too,
noisily your slippers he’ll chew,
tear strips off sheets that might hang down -
drool on the hem of your nightgown.

Protruding toes are not quite safe,
pull up those covers, though they chafe.
That brute can't be seen by others,
certainly not sneering brothers.

One good thing - he’s scared of Teddy,
snuggled beside me, all ready.
When that Snark will expect it least,
Teddy’ll leap down and fight that Beast.

When morning comes - it always does,
I know there will be a big fuss,
to Mommy I’ll have to confess.
How did my room become this mess?


Quatrains in aabb rhyme and tetrameter.