a
bevy
of attempts
to etheree
ends in a failure
because accurate count
is not a poet's strong suit
unless of course you consider
that pentameter, tetrameter
do indeed make you count, and with feeling
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2786899-Etheree-contest
me thinks that methane
an exoplanet life sign
stinks to high heaven
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2786792-Haiku-hydrocarbons--i-
I invented a style
no, I wasn't the first
a genre of poem
goes from bad to worst
but I gave it a name
in the fullness of time
that's the name of the game
and I called it rhyme-crime
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2786803-The-Wanderer--a-contest-on-kennings-
the wolf's labored huffing and puffing
(the canine, you see, wasn't bluffing)
did blow his house down
he got out of town
decided t'was time for some roughing
the mud is his earthly salvation
he dove in without hesitation
now if he finds a sow
he is ready to plow
and live as befits his own station
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2786841-A-Piggy-Double-Limerick
To porn, or not to porn, that is the question:
Whether it’s nobler intercourse we offer
Then flagrant sighs of an outrageous session,
Our awkward arms and feet do cause us trouble
Which end goes in and where? Ugh, sleep,
No more – and by no more we mean, the end
Author notes: wc 50 may god forgive me, and with apologies to the master himself https://allpoetry.com/contest/2786697-To-porn-or-not---50-Words---adult
all for one, and one for all
violates the protocol
your next take, please bump your fists
if you don't, we do keep lists
lies denied
lives derided
left speechless
left behind
Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2786756-4-line-poem-on-Afghanistan-using-ONLY-e-and
rhyme and reason
back in season
to converse
use verse
the Matrix reloads
it is bigger than ever
sequels never end
they come by ship
they come by plane
postponing life
for just a week
still in the grip
of their fast lane
a husband, wife
time's what they seek
a day or two
they've grown new skin
bathe in the sun
immersed in rum
and when it's through
they shed this sin
finally done
back where they're from
Author notes: wc 58 2. The long days seduce all thought away, and we lie like the lizards in the sun, postponing our lives indefinitely. https://allpoetry.com/contest/2786121-Quotes-from-By-Grand-Central-Station-I-sat-
With Sampson in the MCU
The Bible comes alive
The Philistines, may bid adieu
So how can they survive?
Their desperate help wanted ad
A woman to ensnare
Too beautiful, appearance rad
Possessing certain flair
Their plan though, failed to move ahead
This Sampson, turns out, shaved his head
Author notes: wc 49 https://allpoetry.com/contest/2785795-Brevity---49-words-exactly
bubbles puncture the calm surface water
betraying the oxygen starved denizens beneath
the air sparkles with dandelion wings
and buzzing dragonfly lovers
the float is motionless, as if no force
is strong enough to dislodge it
no lake monster to fall victim to its guile
it matters not at all -- I've caught what I needed
Author notes: image from iStock https://allpoetry.com/contest/2786552-Win--50-At-the-lake