Tag Archives: poems

The Naming Of Soups

Posted on Jun 1, 2022 by TanGental

This time’s #terriblepoetry from Chel Owens is to write a soup on soup. Of course it is… The Naming Of Soups There’s a type of soup called Vichyssoise Sounding posher than mulligatawny, Hinting perhaps of a little French class With … Continue reading →

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Nursery Rhymes for the Post Pandemic Utopia #poems #poetry

Posted on Apr 21, 2022 by TanGental

Prompted by Chel Owens’ Terrible Poetry Nursery Rhymes For A Post Pandemic Utopia Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall When a man with appal- -ing taste in novelty knitwear Pushed him off and told him To sit on his own … Continue reading →

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A Golden Shovel Poem (Part Two) #terriblepoetry

Posted on Feb 3, 2022 by TanGental

I’d just got my head round Chel’s Golden Shovel challenge when it changed, here. Now it was take your poem and use the last word of each line in that poem as the last word in each line of your … Continue reading →

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Limericks #limericks #poetry #poems

Posted on Jan 23, 2022 by TanGental

Some you may have seen before, some I’ve published elsewhere, some are new. See which is your fav… When Percival Troon ate a curry His bowels turned good food to slurry With indecent haste He began to lay waste To … Continue reading →

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Perfect Couplings #terriblepoetry #poems #poetry

Posted on Jan 21, 2022 by TanGental

Chel Owens is back with her terrible poetry prompt, here. This time it’s a sonnet which were encouraged to make romantic. But how much romance is there? This is my take… Perfect Couplings History is littered with perfect lovers Like … Continue reading →

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Another Three Letter Acronym #TBR

Posted on Jan 13, 2022 by TanGental

Diana at Myths of the Mirror has asked about our reaction to our TBR list. This is what came to mind… The sex life of plums My many chums Hemlines I have known Holidaying alone The treatment of pests Men … Continue reading →

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Limerickery…

Posted on Jul 12, 2021 by TanGental

I thought I’d write a few more… When Percival Troon ate a curry His bowels turned good food to slurry With indecent haste He began to lay waste To Hampshire and large parts of Surrey * Last night, to the … Continue reading →

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Poetry Treasures

Posted on Apr 23, 2021 by TanGental

I’m delighted to report that I appear in a poetry book alongside the recently passed and much missed Sue Vincent, Robbie Cheadle and others. This is the link to the eversion; a paperback version will appear in due course. If … Continue reading →

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The Relief Of Waterloo #poetry #worldtoiletday

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 by TanGental

As a small homage to those wonderful people the world over who provide us all with toilet facilities and in praise of World Toilet Day I give you my rewrite of After The Listeners, Walter de la Mare Is there … Continue reading →

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What To Do When You’re Going Bonkers: Part Historic

Posted on Apr 18, 2020 by TanGental

We began cleaning the house, carefully taking every room apart and then restoring it. It’s thrown up some hidden gems – a packet of Hoola Hoops with a sell-by date of 2006 fr’instance. And it’s shown up my inner lawyer … Continue reading →

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