I'm late again, but actually have a good reason this time. I'm in a foul, foul mood, which is really disappointing for this time of year. To lift my spirits I need some clever or funny poetry, so this week I'm challenging you to write a clerihew. A clerihew is a four-line verse written in an a/a/b/b rhyme scheme that is biographical and humorous.
Here's one of the poems I wrote for the last challenge.
Will you stretch with me? Leave me a comment about your poem and I'll post the results here later this week. Happy writing!
Here's one of the poems I wrote for the last challenge.
Sir Isaac Newton, mathematicianYou can read all the results at this post. This time around I'm going to attempt to skewer some well-loved holiday types, like Rudolph or Frosty. We'll see how that goes.
scientist of recognition,
saw an apple fall from a tree
then shouted, "Yes, that's gravity!"
Will you stretch with me? Leave me a comment about your poem and I'll post the results here later this week. Happy writing!
Tricia,
ReplyDeleteI've wanted to try writing clerihews for a long time. I've never gotten around to it, though. I'll attempt the stretch this week...if I can find the time.
Well, I dunno about me and clerihews, but I shall attempt one, at least. They're just VERY clever, and I'm feeling very dull. Scotland in December = dull...(or at least very dark).
ReplyDeleteInspired by my son in Vermont, who is loving the snow up there:
ReplyDeleteWhen Old Man Winter comes out to play
Children put their bikes away
And, gloved and coated, they ride instead
The slippery roads on a saucer sled.
Hi, Tricia -
ReplyDeleteClerihews - such fun! I've written a couple and posted them over at The Drift Record