Late October, an invitation came,
a masquerade of a different kind.
“Wear what I say” the instructions proclaim;
“and only the costume that I have assigned”.
I was told to dress formal, an elegant dame,
I had a perfect gown, or I would have declined.
If I could not attend, it would be a shame.
So I packed my things and I hopped on a jet,
for a trip to Georgia I would not regret.
Fashionably late, I arrived about ten
and there was Dalaney in fishnet hose,
swarmed around her, were at least twenty men,
she was loosely dressed in the free verse she chose.
PerVirtuous saw me, my heart stopped and then
he made a sneer and he turned up his nose,
he was dressed in prose and was mumbling Zen.
Adjusting my gown I began to mingle
The sight of Swan song made my heart tingle.
Cricketjeff caught my eye all dressed in rhyme,
he said I looked great in my formal wear.
I thought he was dashing, a man in his prime.
MJ Donnelly came over, I felt his stare
all dressed in abstract, I knew he fought crime,
with his eyes on my ass he had such a flair.
Mairi was my favorite, she had such class,
she took my hand, I went home with that lass.
Author notes
Modified Ottava Rima
Challenge: Write a poem about a party using screen names of poets on AllPoetry.
The poets listed are of the best on AP, click the links and enjoy their work.
In a list
A contest entry
- Want To Come To A Party? Fav List Invited by Dalaney.
875 points, ended November 15, 2008, 13 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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OMG~
Now this is some party
Woot!! Love the form and the story You have created~
Had me tickled from start to finish
I need to borrow Your brain~
(shakes money bag)
Congratulations AGAIN on Your trophy win!
*throws confetti*
Hey I'm running out of fetti
Woot Woot Toot~
-might need to order another shelf for Your shiny chalices-
Thank You for sharing Your Humor and Spirit~
Many blessings to You in all You do Sweet One
Best wishes too
with much love & light~ Desire~*~
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There wouldn't be a party without you, sis I LOVED this poem and I thank you so much for 'attending'. Love, Lane
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Fantastic
Amera,
First class,girl,first class.Love every line.
Joe
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Thanks Joe, I've missed you
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You bet I'll be there
Wonderful description and like you, elegantly put.
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See how you are! all that teasing and the girl gets you lol You are so naughty in a classy way dear lol
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this is a really well written piece! i liked how you added different users to it. is this a shout-out, or do you really think of these people that way? hehe, good poem!
~kassie
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hehe... that's the way they are!
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Sis!!! This is AWESOME!!!
You have totally captured the poets you mentioned in here!!! Their style and their personalities! How fantastic!!!
You
Damn that lucky Mari!
♥
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YESSA!
And it just keeps gettin' betta' an' betta lol
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i love this !
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Beautiful write, very enjoyable read(maybe I souldn't have come to this crazy party, hoy!)
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I really like the way you adapt a form and compose humor. Thank you for putting the links in to the other poets. If you like them then they must be fantastic.
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I love it sis!!! This is amazing!!! You did a truly fantastic job with this piece!! I loved the way that you used other Ap members in here!!! This is truly brilliant!!! I love your words and lines and ur details and descriptions are so marvelous!!! You truly portrayed this so well!!! Sis you could write a book!!! All of your writes are so beautiful!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!
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Och, Sis - I'm blushing - for two reasons!
This poem is great fun. Thank you for the mention.
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Tres amuseant cheri.! I hope you are having a nice week.
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Whoa, this is just a bit risqué to say the least. LOL!
Loved it though.
mj.
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LOL! "risqué" Truth hurts huh?
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That was cute. What a fantasy of fun. I'm sure my eyes would have been exactly where MJ had his. Seriously, this was very creative and a delight to read. Put a smile on my face in the morning which is very hard to do.
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LOL, this was fun. If you know the poets, everything makes sense.
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Damn you set the bar high!!!
I shall have to work hard you once again show you are the modern master (mistress?) of this form, beautifully worked.
NB.NHB oh damn it all you know the rest
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Can't wait to read yours.
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