The Comedy/Satire/Pun Poem Contest

[Pendragon]

Live in the sunshine, but fear the eclipse
Swim in the sea, but try to avoid the ships
Drink the wild air, it's like Aquae vitae
Write your lines in poetry when there's nothing left to say

Sunshine soon gives way to dark clouds and rain
It really hard to swim when you go against the grain
Wild air invigorates you but only for a time
Poetry is eternal, so say everything in rhyme

In darkness now I await the return of sunshine
Diving in again to swim, the water feels divine
Face lifted to the clouds I inhale the Wild Air
But there's nothing like poetry when my muse is here

Pendragon
(C) 3/25/2013

[Melanie]

The deadline is April 17 for this Comedy/Satire/Pun Poem Contest.
Remember that the line for you to use or bounce off of is the same as my signature line: "Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink the wild air."
Use all are part of the quote. Make it funny or punny or a satire or all three. Just have fun!

[Melanie]

Congratulations Pendragon!!..."hard to swim when you go against the grain"...isn't that the truth.
And I love to learn something...had to look up "aqua vitae". Turns out it was a perfect pun for "drinking in the wild air". How did you know that?

[Pendragon]

Thank you Melanie! And yes, I did know about the "aqua vitae" pun!

Let's see here:Try this line, satire, pun, or just plain funny: "It was the best of times, It was the worst of times"

[Melanie]

(pun but not comedy/satire)

it was the best of mankind.
heroes
police
medics
volunteers
passersby
givers
it was the worst of crimes.
Boston
Marathon
bombings

[YesNo]

It was the best of times for Mindcliff where
The monsters cornered those who'd care,
So no one did. Let's party on
Before the best of times are gone
Before we sober up to face
The worst of times. They will replace
The best those monsters could provide.
Now even monsters want to hide.
Investigators tried to call,
But it's too late. They've blown it all.
At Mindcliff it is time to cry.
The story poisons like a lie,
But gives out deep, dark dreams in bed.
Tomorrow, true, they'll all are dead.

[Pendragon]

Anyone else, or should I decide between these two? Help me out here, guys and gals!

[cacian]

it was the best of times
it was the worst of time
but all along
the ways
the days
the morning
hase
the evenings were at bays
to wave to time to laze
over a moment
wait
for you and I to
bathe over a thought of
us walking through life untouched

it was the best of times
it was the worst of times
but not a minute
went
without a smile
a date
and
not an instant haste
spend lately or at waste
to slow us down and faith

[Pendragon]

OK

Yesno: The final two lines are classic!
Cican: My favorite lines:

for you and I to
bathe over a thought of
us walking through life untouched

Melanie: It was the best of times...It was the worst of crimes
Excellent!

The winner: Take a bow, Melanie! You're up!

[Melanie]

Oh wow, I didn't notice this until now. Thank you!
I'll get back to you post-haste...I apologize for the
delay....

[Melanie]

Your next line is: *If you can dream it, you can make it so*

Last day for entries is in 3 weeks on June 5th
Winner announced will be on June 6th. Have fun!

[cafolini]

Fortune cookie says:
Could always be worse
Could always be better
If you don't believe it
Approach it with tact
Slice your salami
Or plug the deep crack

[Pendragon]

Get yourself some glad rags and dress like a star
Be a snob in fine dining, your arrogance goes far
Look down your nose at those you imitate
Be pretentious and always act like you're great
Sometimes play acting helps your career really flow
If you can seem it, you might make more dough!

[YesNo]

I dreamed upon a twinkling star
Who laughed and seemed to say,
"You'll never dream enough, my dear,
To change your fate today."

I dreamed upon the fairy dust
That makes me sneeze at night.
It said I was too dumb to dream.
"You'll never see the light."

But I still dreamed. To hell with them
Who think they're in the know.
I dreamed and dreamed and dreamed and dreamed.
Who cares if it is so?

[prendrelemick]

I dreamt I was Jean-luke,
Engaging and making it so,
Seeking out - you know the rest,
Enterprising dreams are best.