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Tag Archives: terrible poetry
Accidental Love #terriblepoetry
Chel Owens is back on her terrible poetry schtick with accidental love. This is more accidental poetry… She elbowed my nose Trying to make sourdough. It broke. My nose, that is. ‘It’s just a dent…’ An accident She took the … Continue reading
Posted in humour, miscellany, poems, poetry
Tagged humour, poem, poetry, terrible poetry
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A Golden Shovel Poem (Part Two) #terriblepoetry
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
A Golden Shovel Poem (Part One) #terriblepoetry
Chel Owens tempts us, here with her terrible poetry prompt, though this one isn’t actually hers. Take a famous poem. Take each word in the first – or other line – and use those words to end the lines of … Continue reading
Perfect Couplings #terriblepoetry #poems #poetry
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
Nights During Lockdown #terriblepoetry
Chelsea Owens’ terrible poetry contest this week has us rewriting a well known song with the current pandemic as the theme. Thus The Topic is a parody of a popular song on the theme of COVID-19. Yep, I’m asking for … Continue reading
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Tagged chelsea Owens, Nights in a white Satin, parody, poem, poetry, terrible poetry
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Spring? Yeah Right. #poem #terriblepoetry
I thought I’d try Chelsea’s latest terrible poetry challenge, here. Spring? Yeah, right Spring has finally sprung But like a gorilla on an old mattress It’s barely left the ground Which is frankly disappointing. * This year’s daffodils Have wandered … Continue reading
Posted in miscellany, poems, poetry
Tagged chelsea Owens, poem, poetry, spring, terrible poetry
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