Monday Poetry Stretch - Double Dactyl

A few weeks ago at my poetry workshop I was challenged to write a double dactyl. I still haven't managed to do it, so now I'm giving myself a deadline in the hopes that I'll think of something.

A double dactyl consists of two quatrains in this form:

1 - double dactyl nonsense phrase (like Higgeldy Piggeldy)
2 - double dactyl of a person's name
3 - double dactyl
4 - one dactyl plus a stressed syllable (/ _ _ / )

5 - double dactyl
6 - double dactyl
7 - double dactyl
8 - one dactyl plus a stressed syllable (/ _ _ / )

Here are some other helpful notes.

• A dactyl contains three syllables, one stressed followed by two unstressed (/ _ _ ).
• Somewhere in the second stanza is a double dactyl formed by a single word (usually).
• The last lines of the quatrains (4 and 8) must rhyme.
• Like the clerihew, these are generally written about famous people and are meant to be humorous.
  

Phew! I hope this makes sense to you. Writing it in this way helps me to see what the poem should sound like. Here is an example.

Higgledy-Piggledy
Hans Christian Andersen
Wrote of a mermaid who
Swam up on shore.

There she became somewhat
Less than amphibious;
Drowned in the sea-foam 'mid
Morals galore.

If my notes aren't helpful, you can find a description of double dactyls at Poetry Base and Everything2.com.

So, there's your challenge. Write a double dactyl (or two) and leave me a note about your poem. I'll post the results here later this week.