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Rumpy Pumpy by tempeste
Tyburn poetry contest writing prompt entry

Humping
Pumping
Thrumping
Thumping


His vigorous humping, pumping pleased

She moaned when the thrumping, thumping ceased


Writing Prompt
A six line poem consisting of 2, 2, 2, 2, 9, 9 syllables.

The first four lines rhyme or near rhyme and are all descriptive words. The last two lines rhyme and incorporate the first, second, third, and fourth lines as the 5th through 8th syllables.

Example 1

Sowing
Hoeing
Growing
Mowing

Planting gardens, sowing, hoeing grounds.
Sunshine keeps all growing, mowing mounds.

-Marion Gibson.

Example 2

Minor
Kinder
Finer
Rhymer

Caretaker of minor, kinder rhymes.
Tender heart of finer, rhymer times.

-Yance Lee Dalton

Author Notes
Thrump: : a heavy and usually repeated sound.

     

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