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Ian Wallace, famous in many parts of the world for singing Flanders and Swann, and Gilbert and Sullivan songs has died aged 90.by cricketjeff 1700 points, ended November 23, 5 entries In Big points, Contest, Funny, Lotsa fun, Memories
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There is an old (circa 1913) poem by that most prolific of all poets 'a. n. o'nymous'. Protracted and painful researches ... Have conclusively proved that the hedgehog Can never b
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999 the date, the number, emergency whatever you wish
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p*ss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturdayby cricketjeff 1400 points, ended September 2, 10 entries In Anything goes, Form, Free verse, Lotsa fun, Rhyme
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Answer one of life's great questions, You pick the question and answer in a short poem.
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Big Ben, whatever that means to you.by cricketjeff 1050 points, ended August 7, 7 entries In Lotsa fun
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Time for something different again. It has been noted by one or two people that i like rhyme ... i like simple rhyme and more complex rhymes and this contest is for the latter. Feminine rhyme means rhyming (and i wanby cricketjeff 1750 points, ended July 25, 19 entries In Big points, Contest, Creative, Flow, Lotsa fun, Meter, Rhyme
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Stories in traditional sonnet form.by cricketjeff 1750 points, ended July 19, 11 entries In Big points, Creative, Form, Lotsa fun, Meter, Rhyme, Sonnet, Story
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Anne Frank was born eighty years ago today, she died less than sixteen years later in Bergen-Belsen. You have several options here, write of the life she should have had, of her time in hiding, or give an analogous s
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Today is the 65th Anniversary of the start of the liberation of France and Western Europe by British, American and Canadian forces (not forgetting Poles, Free French, and huge numbers of others). i don't know what i
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a poem to a dead artist, be inspired by Don Mclean's Vincent.by cricketjeff 4200 points, ended June 30, 13 entries In Art, Big points, Contest, Lotsa fun, Tribute
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Some of you may know that tea time is important to me ... Now make it special, what would be your tea-time treat? Take it any way you want in any style, but remember, i do like my rhyme, but i also like grea
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Poems about or in tribute to science or scientistsby cricketjeff 1750 points, ended May 17, 9 entries In Big points, Biology, Chemistry, Contest, Lotsa fun, Maths, Physics
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Jumbo Take it where you will
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Cynicism is not a new art One of my all time favourite poems A Song Lying is an occupation used by all who mean to rise: Politicians owe there
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Uncle Jim has learnt to swim So rhyme him something more!
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Tell us a story that rhymes and flows.by cricketjeff 3500 points, ended March 28, 67 entries In Big points, Contest, Creative, Lotsa fun, Rhyme, Story
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Elephant or animal nonsense, lots and lots of laughs please.
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Lovely long lyrical lines with alliteration internal rhyme or just plain gorgeousness. Meter and rhyme are a must, long lines without meter are called prose!by cricketjeff 1800 points, ended March 5, 31 entries In Big points, Critical, Lotsa fun, Meter, Poetry, Rhyme
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Purple cow parodies!
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If you are British and under 70 or have children under 70 you know who Tony Hart was. A wonderful artist, cartoonist, TV presenter and teacher of all things artistic, for 50 years in programmes such as Vision On and HartBeatby cricketjeff 1750 points, ended February 1, 5 entries In Big points
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Sir John Mortimer, barrister novellist and playwright has died today. A tribute please.
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6 2by cricketjeff 1400 points, ended January 30, 7 entries In Anything you like, Dark, Funny, Lotsa fun, Sad, Thoughts
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Four Fantasy images. Write any formby cricketjeff 1200 points, ended January 23, 14 entries In Contest, Fantasy, Image inspired, Lotsa fun
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Cast adrift in an open boat With only the sea to keep us afloat With thanks to the Goon show. Take it where you will. (But make me laugh!!!)
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The uneducated sailor's tragedy ... He shouted "I will drown no-one shall save me!!!" and so he drowned, if only he had shouted "I shall drown, no-one will save me!!!", the educated bystanders would have come to his a
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Cocktails for Twoby cricketjeff 850 points, ended December 7, 2008, 16 entries In Lotsa fun
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I was playing with a Kyrielle Sonnet and decided what I don't really like about the form so I came up with ... A "new form" based on the Kyrielle sonnet, like the Kyrielle sonnet it has 3 quatrains and a couplet all
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Poems in the style of "Legend":- informal flowing rhyme.by cricketjeff 2000 points, ended November 20, 2008, 12 entries In Big points, Contest, Lotsa fun, Tribute
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If you love Tory, PassionsPromise, then think of her now. Times are very tough and she would love to know that her friends are thinking of her, so thoughts prayers and love for her please, but not as poems to win here. Noby cricketjeff 3500 points, ended November 12, 2008, 5 entries In Big points, Contest, Passionspromise, Personal
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National Poetry Day in the UK. A poem on the theme of "Work"
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Stunning photo of a red kite looking straight into the camera, write me a beautiful bird please!
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Jeff and Sue welcome you to a rather sad contest, the Grand Finale of our second, and final, Rhyme and Flow challenge. After about 25 contests and almost 90,000 points we have decided that this format has runby cricketjeff 10000 points, ended September 21, 2008, 28 entries In Big points, Emotion, Feelings, Flow, Lotsa fun, Meter, Rhyme
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Celebrate my first year on apby cricketjeff 4620 points, ended October 5, 2008, 64 entries In Anything goes, Big points, Celebration, Contest, Lotsa fun
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Feelings that rhyme and flow, loads of points for poets who can make poetry flow like custard over a sponge pudding and rhyme like the bells of St Pauls.by cricketjeff 4000 points, ended September 7, 2008, 50 entries In Big points, Emotion, Feelings, Flow, Lotsa fun, Meter, Rhyme
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I was reading some Shakespeare, as you do, specifically Venus and Adonis and decided I loved one aspect of the form, the rhyme scheme. It shares a beautiful device with the Shakespearian (and Eusebian) Sonnet and the Ottava R
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Give us rhyming and flow poetry on the theme "memories".by cricketjeff 4000 points, ended August 23, 2008, 43 entries In Big points
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I keep being told to think outside the box, how unoriginal is that? Here is the box Think in it!!! Will judge this on my Birthday Give me something worth having put up with 50 years for please!
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Come and join me for a cup of tea (or coffee)by cricketjeff 1000 points, ended August 7, 2008, 17 entries In Lotsa fun
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