Question Aunty. Is the poem limited to four lines or is that allowed to vary?Originally Posted by AuntShecky
Question Aunty. Is the poem limited to four lines or is that allowed to vary?
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Brittney Spears
brings her momma to tears
who cares about the national news or what just was
when Brittney baby gave herself a new buzz!
"O reason, reason, abstract phantom of the waking state, I had already expelled you from my dreams, now I have reached a point where those dreams are about to become fused with apparent realities: now there is only room here for myself. "
-Louis Aragon
According to my handy dandy Oxford Directory of Literary
Terms, the clerihew is limited to two couplets, rhyming
aa bb.
So, even though one may argue that it's more difficult to write a shorter, concise piece than a longer one, that's the
rule.
John Sidney McCain
Grinned through the pain
Of incredible November 4th drama,
Slurred his words, saying, "Oh what a bummer..."
se non e vero, e molto ben'trovato
Thanks Aunty. I saw that after I had posted.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
O.K., here goes; I've never done this before, so be gentle. Does it have to be absolutely accurate?
Einstein, couldn't talk till he was four;
His frantic parents wanted more.
Friends and family all despaired,
When Albert spake: "E=MC squared."
Ok, here's my entry:
Young James Joyce
Had as a teen a crackling voice.
When he went to the girls to get some affection,
He walked down the street with a standing erection.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
All right. Mine is witty, imo, but yours is funny.
Last edited by qimissung; 06-13-2008 at 12:04 AM.
Ok, that's my entry Aunty. But I did get carried away and write quite a few of these. I had a lot of fun. Actually the form just beckons for crude humor. I decided to post a whole slew of these in my latest blog entry. Come and visit and check them out: http://www.online-literature.com/for...515&entry=5700. All who visit, let me know which you liked best. But be aware they are very raunchy.Ok, here's my entry:
Young James Joyce
Had as a teen a crackling voice.
When he went to the girls to get some affection,
He walked down the street with a standing erection.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
I decided to post a whole slew of these in my latest blog entry. Come and visit and check them out: http://www.online-literature.com/for...515&entry=5700. All who visit, let me know which you liked best. But be aware they are very raunchy.
Hey, Pen -- can there be multiple entries from the same
LitNet participant?
Auntie
The rule is one per person in our contests so far. This is your contest, so it's up to you. Do you feel like judging a whole slew of poems?
Some of us laugh
Some of us cry
Some of us smoke
Some of us lie
But it's all just the way
that we cope with our lives...
For the sake of that old hobgoblin consistency, we'll keep the rules for the Form Poetry Contest the way it's always been: one entry per participant.
Thank you Antiquarian-that really makes my day!
That was too funny!!!Ok, here's my entry:
Miss Monica Lewinsky
got down on her knee
Asking about what would follow:
"Mr. President, should I spit or swallow?"
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