General Poetry posted July 20, 2017


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The Same Old Story

by Ogden


(This Tyburn poem would be rated PG, if a movie) The author has placed a warning on this post for sexual content.

sweating
spreading
wedding
getting

Party: petting, sweating, getting wild
Result: tummy spreading, wedding, child




Tyburn poetry writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
Write a tyburn.

A six line poem consisting of 2, 2, 2, 2, 9, 9 syllables.

The first four lines rhyme and are all descriptive words. The last two lines rhyme and incorporate the first, second, third, and fourth lines as the 5th through 8th syllables.

-no author's notes
-no special effects whatsoever
-two color presentation (one for text, one for background)
-use only fs basic or advanced editor
-one illustration allowed


Example #1:
Death

Blackest
Darkest
Coldest
Oldest
Burning in the Blackest, Darkest night
There in lives the Coldest, Oldest fright

Copyright © 2001 Mike McCann

Example #2:
-Mindless Love-

Loveless
Hopeless
Darkness
Mindless
Dead heart feeling Loveless, Hopeless mind,
True loves to the Darkness, Mindless find.

Copyright © 2004 Peter A. Rosado

Example #3:
Myself

Sowing,
Hoeing,
Growing,
Mowing,
Planting gardens, sowing, hoeing grounds.
Sunshine keeps all growing, mowing mounds.

Copyright © 2004 Marion Gibson

Example #4:
Diana

Willful
wistful
playful
peaceful
she can have a willful wistful day
yet she has a peaceful playful way

Copyright © 2004 Diana Dalton

Example #5:
Rhymetender

Rhymer
Kinder
Minor
Finer
Caretaker of minor kinder rhymes
Tender heart of finer rhymer time
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