In sonnetary confinement each prisoner is held
Awaiting the occasion that he's next Kyrielled
With amphibrachs and dactyls assaulted every hour
He would opt for terza rima if he only had the power
A rime royale of punishment a limerick of pain
All carefully presented so he won't sin again
The judge who donned the dread black hood to sentence him this way
Has sought to end a reign of crime in metered counter play
The prisoners before the bar, were guilty it was said
The guilty and the innocent now wish that they were dead
All torturers have Palgrave and a slice of Milton too
If you'll hit a man with Tennyson there's nothing you won't do
Until now they've had it easy but the pain will soon get worse
Next week we move from well made rhyme, to modern, street, free verse!!!
A contest entry
- CRIME AND PUNISHMENT ... A funny take on punishment by Melodies.
600 points, ended April 30, 2008, 12 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Humor Me/pre-writes allowed by piccola.
600 points, ended August 21, 2008, 21 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Well Done! I love your play on words and how you manage it in such good rhyme! Wonderful and thank you for entering
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Interesting poem. Good luck.
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Hee hee good stuff. Thank you for the link. I needed this. And good job on the trophy, but you are always getting gold
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Sincere congratulations
Master of wit and rhyme! Ron.
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very clever
Well done. Poet supremo! I enjoyed all of it. I wonder if the prisoners enjoyed it as much.
Congrats on a well deserved Gold.
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Written by a poet who knows his stuff, most certainly!
Right away I laughed and then I just sat mesmerized by how clever this poem is, all the way through! A brilliant poem that sparks fun throughout.
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'sonnetary confinement' tee hee! very droll....as usual a fine rhyme-
xxx Hilly
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This is really, really good! Your take on the prompt is fantastic! I loved "sonnetary confinement". Bravo!
Love,
Amera♥
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Your IM said you were "absurdly pleased" with this. I'll go along with 6/15ths of that statement. You are a great rhymer, a man with a head full of wonderful ideas, and a total twonk.
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trying to guess the 6 letters you mean
I read the contest again and "Sonnetary confinement" popped into my head I have sent it to the Home Secretary there will be an announcement of a new government policy on Tuesday. -
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Naturally you'll do a fourteen-stretch in Pent(ameter)onville!
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Your comment is PUNishment enough.
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well done. i enjoyed it when you sent it to me. Liked it here.
Great job.
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Grins well meter and form are like shackles,
poetic bondage i would say, punishment
what was the crime for such a cruel act?
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