Humor Poetry posted May 12, 2011


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Life of a FanStory Poem

by kiwisteveh

"The Life of a............" Contest Winner 
Here I am in all my glory,
A brand new poem upon FanStory.
I'm all pumped up, I'm proud to say;
It looks like I'll be here to stay.

Five stars, six stars, Oh, Good Heaven!
Some folks want to give me seven!
Promoted with a Treasure Chest,
I'm Recognized, an All-Time Best.

I'm famous now, the great and wise
Anoint me with a special prize.
Could there be more? What's that you say?
Only two reviews today?

I'm growing less and less admired,
My Treasure Chest has just expired.
The Pixel Blue and PearlADew
Have written verses fresh and new.

I'm out of sight and out of mind,
In this portfolio I'm confined.
O Tempora! Mores! Dismal times!
I must consort with lesser rhymes.

With wimpish Whitneys, haikus twee,
(Can seventeen syllables vie with me?)
With sullen sonnets, ballads brisk,
And free verse that no rhyme will risk,

Nonets and limericks by the score,
Rondeaux, cinquains, odes and more.
I'll wander lonely as a cloud
Before I mix with that sad crowd.

You know where poems go to die?
That great Anthology in the sky?
That's where my epitaph you'll see-
Contest Winner R.I.P.



Writing Prompt
Create a poem of any length and style, entitled "The Life of a.......". You fill in the blank with any subject. Of course you may use "The Life of an.....", according to your needs. You may use more than one word to fill the blank. Write about an interest , or concern...

"The Life of a............"
Contest Winner

Recognized


I'm sure most of us have experienced the highs and lows of sending our beloved poetic children out into the FanStory world to enjoy their all too brief life-span.
O Tempora! Mores! - Latin quote from Cicero = O times, o customs (or 'Dismal Times' as my poem would have it.)
That's probably enough Latin for one day, though I did want to sub-title this 'Sic transit gloria libri' = Thus passes the glory of the book.
Pays one point and 2 member cents.


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