General Poetry posted August 15, 2024

Debi Pick Marquette

FanStory Recognized writer for July 2022.

I started writing poetry when I was 8 years old. In third grade I was inspired by Joyce Kilmer's poem called, "Trees."

Then when I married & started my family, I still loved to write, - more...

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Dumb Blonde Jokes

Dolly

by Debi Pick Marquette

Clerihew Contest Winner


Those dumb blonde jokes are made in fun

But dumb or blonde, she's neither one

These boobs may be what she prefers

But naturally, they are not hers

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Writing Prompt
A Clerihew is a silly or humorous poem about a famous person:

*four lines
*rhyme scheme of AABB
*one stanza

Clerihew poems are funny and they often involve word play. The poems generally lack a recognizable meter which adds to the lighthearted and sometimes silly tone.

Ex:

Geoffrey Chaucer

Took a bath (in a saucer)

In consequence of certain hints

Dropped by the Black Prince.

~~~by Edmund Clerihew Bently