Did I see a comment about restarting the poetry competition, anyone?
How about a Roald Dahl-esque poem, telling a fairy tale, but not one he did in his Revolting Rhymes Collection…. so not ‘Cinderella’ – ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ – ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’- ‘Goldilocks’ – ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ – or the Three Little Pigs.
Closing date December 10th. Post a link in comments below…
Boadicea's Chariot 
Whoopee, revolting rhymes sound just up my street. I’ll have at thunk. 🙂
What is a Roald Dahlesque poem like? Presumably not a sonnet?
Thanks Pseu!
sheona, same question. Far too conservative to buy such crap for the boy., he had to make do with the brothers Grimm.
What are they? Cheapo rhyming couplets?
Please give us the form pseu.
Here we are, Pseu, first cab off the rank.
https://charioteers.org/2011/11/15/clarity-of-vision/
Thank you, Boadicea for the YouTube clip to answer the question! And Bearsy… golly that was keen. I guess I should stick to the rule and not read it until all are in?!
Like Sheona, I hadn’t got a clue what you meant – so I thought I’d go digging!
I didn’t think there was a rule not to read entries until they are all in – I think a second read is probably necessary for most entries anyway!
Thanks for that link, Boadicea. Loved it!
Boadicea: It’s my personal rule: so I see them all in one batch and then decide and don’t get swayed by the comments. Seems fairer to me 🙂
Boadicea – more bad press. Such is life!
OZ
Pseu
Right! That’s probably not such a bad idea!
OZ
I was a little concerned that you might take it personally 🙂
Here’s my shot, revolting as ever.
https://charioteers.org/2011/11/18/the-owl-and-the-pussycat-twenty-years-on-poetry-comp/
Thank you muchly, kind sir.
Any more revolting rhymes?
This little piggy went to Parliament,
This little piggy flipped his homes,
This little piggy got his snout in the trough,
This little piggy got loads.
And this little voter went…
“If you think I’m voting for you next time, no way Pedro”.
OZ
Ayoop! Here’s mine!
https://charioteers.org/2011/11/27/the-steadfast-tin-soldier-a-pome/
Any more, chaps? You have until 10th December
Ditto
To inspire the laggards….. 🙂
Hi Pseu
Here’s my entry
https://charioteers.org/2011/12/06/hansel-gretel/
Thank you, JM.
Anyone else?
Tic toc, tic toc……
OK Chaps. Time’s up and now that my distractions have waned (except for the new kitten’s antics) I shall put my mind to reading and enjoying the submissions and then getting around to judging them. Maybe tomorrow at this rate!
I really, really tried Pseu!
I’m no poet…
… and I know it 🙂
I managed half a ‘pome’ – the first few verses and the last few – but got lost in the middle!