Last year at this time I wrote these seasonal poems in the form of a clerihew. A clerihew is a four-line verse written in an a/a/b/b rhyme scheme that is biographical and humorous.
Frosty was a man of snowI thought it might be fun to revisit this form again. Leave me a note about your poem and I'll post the results here later this week.
who liked it ten degrees below.
He feared for days that were too warm,
for melting ruined his boyish form.
The shiny nose on Rudolph's face,
gives the 'deer a special place.
Leading the sleigh through fog and snow,
he's grateful that his bum don't glow!
Counting Rhyme
ReplyDeleteby Lawrence Schimel
Robert Frost
turned and tossed,
unable to fall asleep;
he was counting iambs instead of sheep.
Emily Dickson loved to dash.
ReplyDeleteIt lent her poems a strange panache.
If she'd just learned to use the comma
She might have married and been a mama.
R.L.Stevenson loved the sea.
He was much shorter than thee or me.
If he had walked on wooden pegs
He would have had much longer legs.
Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hide,
One was out and one inside,
Depending on the time of day
He walked the good or evil way.
These are a lot of fun t write!
Jane
Pity poor ol' Santa Claus,
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He tries to be a jolly soul,
But cookies make his belly roll!
Skydrops of rain skating down,
ReplyDeleteGrateful earthworm buries a frown,
Thinks, "Oh wow, oh woo, oh wee...
I do so love a mud smoothie!"
Tricia,
ReplyDeleteHere's a clerihew I posted at Political Verses last week:
A Clerihew about Max Baucus
Senator Max Baucus
Of the “slap and tickle” caucus
Considered Melodee Hanes
To be one of his Capitol gains.
The Joy of Handmade Gifts: An Autobiographical Clerihew
ReplyDelete'Tis the week before Christmas; I'm frantically knittng.
My skills 'gainst your holiday wishes I'm pitting.
Next year, if for hand knits you happen to thirst,
Better tell me before December first!
Easter
After finishing the last cookie on his plate,
ReplyDeleteSanta declared, “I resolve to lose some weight!
When he opened the jar and took out two more,
His wife shook her head, she’d heard it all before.
I couldn't get it to format right, but here's my attempt.
Linda
Pity Edgar Allan Poe,
ReplyDeletehis life and work a tale of woe.
When he came drunken through the door,
His young wife scolded, "Nevermore!"
Scrooge said "Bah humbug" to his clerk
and growled that life was just for work.
When he was spirited away,
he learned to relish Christmas Day.
--Kate Coombs (Book Aunt)
Oops! Should be "his young wife..."--without the capital H.
ReplyDelete--Kate
Fieri's Camaro convertible in red
ReplyDeletetakes him to joints where he is fed
foods that feed his growing addiction
for grub that he says, "Ummm, tastes like chicken!"
Confession time: I'm addicted to food porn.
Mine is a clerihew written using dactyls:
ReplyDeleteEmily Dickinson
wore her hair in a bun,
made notes throughout the day,
then wrote the night away.
Busy week, so this is all that came out:
ReplyDeleteWell Tiger Woods, it’s safe to say,
You sealed your fate some shoddy way,
By playing girls the way you did,
Your pedestal just took a skid.
Trica--
ReplyDeleteHere are a couple of Christmas-themed clerihews:
Ruldolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
Led his team into the aerosphere
As they pulled Santa’s sleigh
Up, up and away.
The Grinch hated the Whos.
They gave him the blues.
He tried to steal Christmas away—
But they sang and celebrated that day!
Elaine, you are the champion of clerihews - I bow down in amazement at the Baucus! Here are my two latest:
ReplyDeleteSenator Joe Lieberman
is a true believer when
he says, "Well, if you're not wealthy,
just try harder to stay healthy."
and
Fightin' Al Franken
gave some Senators a spankin' -
Tonight watchin' the T and V:
Whoa! SMACKDOWN IN D.C!
Julie,
ReplyDeleteI'd say you're the clerihew champion. I think it's fun writing clerihews and double dactyls.
Love your "SMACKDOWN IN D.C.!" ending
Tricia,
ReplyDeleteJulie's clerihew about Lieberman inspired me to write another clerihew:
Lieberman, Joe?
That guy's gotta go!
I need health insurance quick
Cuz Joe makes ME sick.
Here's the link: http://maclibrary.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/poetry-fridayclerihew/
ReplyDeleteSanta's work at the North Pole
Hopes to reach its yearly goal
Otherwise on Christmas Eve
Walmart will provide for those who believe!
Santa's elves always so merry
discovered Santa's secret margarita cranberry
instead of getting the sleigh ready
they had trouble keeping their feet steady