Antiparliamentarian; who me?
You'll never find that in the words I speak.
A rhyming poem he says he wants to see,
but using words like that could make me shriek.
Eight syllables, is in that bloody word.
A word like that is truly just absurd.
Grab that bazooka.
Shoot that man? Oh no!
I'd never shoot that kind, resplendent soul.
It's words like that which make our language grow.
(She rolls her eyes while seeking a loophole.)
I think I'll take a turn down Wacky Road
where you'll see me, zecchino on my clothes,
that's why I'm writing poetry not prose
(except I've never, ever mastered odes).
No ground is underneath these hurting feet,
I'm in the air with cotton candy clouds
(those clouds are truly gooey, sickly sweet
and keep me from those quite rambunctious crowds).
You know I'm really better off the ground.
What's that? You're yawning? Stop that awful frown.
Oh my gosh!
Was that a gastric sound?
Okay, I'm finished. I will take my crown!
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| Writing Prompt |
Hi all - up for a challenge? As with AW Brooks & Dean's recent contests, PM me for a list of five unique words that you must incorporate (or their variants)into your rhymed poem, after you enter the contest. Please list your original words in the authors notes - NO need to highlight in the poem but do so if you wish.
This will not be for the faint-hearted. I aim to make this as challenging as possible! |
Author Notes
ZECCHINO - SEQUIN
BAZOOKA a tube-shaped, portable rocket launcher that fires a rocket capable of penetrating several inches of armor plate, as of a tank or other armored military vehicle.
ANTIPARLIAMENTARIAN - a person who OPPOSES the formal rules and procedures of deliberative assemblies and other formal organizations.
YAWNING - being or standing wide open; gaping:
GASTRIC - pertaining to the stomach
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