Poetry Challenge #168-Mutt & Jeff

The comic strip Mutt and Jeff, created by American cartoonist Bud Fisher, began in the early 1900’s and was the first published comic that had more than one panel and told a small story. It is considered the first daily comic strip since it inspired the genre.

And, because December 2nd, is also National Mutt Day, and Mutt and Jeff are mongrels of a sort, inspiration stuck:

Poetry Challenge #168

Mutt & Jeff

Mutt was a character who liked horse racing and get rich quick schemes.

In honor of Mutt, write a poem featuring either a get-rich-quick scheme, a bet, or a comic strip.

Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes

Start Writing

Don’t Think Too Much About it; just do it!

Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge about 1700 days ago! (without a miss!!!) We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you (This one is Cindy’s.) If you join us in the Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.

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