Thursday, September 15, 2016

Three Clerihews





















At dversepoets.com today we are asked to write as a challenge, a Clerihew, a poetic form invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley (187 5 - 1956)  It is a short and fun biographical verse with two rhyming couplets.



       Amal married George Clooney
       He certainly is no gooney
       She wears tailored two piece suits
       Her persona was enough to seduce

                ~~~~~~~~~~~~

       Most traveled was Marco Polo
       He sailed and explored the world solo
       From his escapades inspiration was drawn
       What women did he discover in the land of Khan?


               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

     
        Oh, how I loved Santa Claus,
        his rosy cheeks and schnozz
        Always jolly, in his red suit ate popcorn
        His whiskers like a snowstorm
     

     
   

     

     
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17 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2016 at 8:01 PM

    three interesting choices and three entertaining clerihews. :)

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2016 at 9:53 PM

    very good, well thought out pieces. Congrats,
    Randy

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  3. MishSeptember 15, 2016 at 9:57 PM

    Nice variety here and I love the snowstorm whiskers.

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  4. kaykualaSeptember 16, 2016 at 3:58 AM

    Three well-known personalities at different times but made a great impact together. Wonderful offering Kathy!

    Hank

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  5. brudbergSeptember 16, 2016 at 4:33 AM

    Ah.. what a good set of men for us all to be envious of... Love em all, but most Marco Polo.. though as you hint he might not always been solo.

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  6. UnknownSeptember 16, 2016 at 6:15 AM

    Great Santa Claus one!

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  7. De JacksonSeptember 16, 2016 at 8:11 AM

    Oh, heavens. Not often you get to see the rhyming of "Claus" and "schnozz." I think you have just made my day. ;)

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  8. Gayle Walters RoseSeptember 16, 2016 at 11:29 AM

    Good choices, Kathy, your Santa Claus "biography" was particularly charming!

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  9. Glenn ButtkusSeptember 16, 2016 at 12:03 PM

    Excellent uses of the form, K. We all got into a near limerick mood with this one, & it appears lots of smiles appeared during the writing; smile.

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  10. Walt WojtanikSeptember 16, 2016 at 1:54 PM

    Loved them all, especially Santa Claus. My next collection are poems written of, on, about and "by" Santa Claus. So I have an infinity for that one, Kathy! Well done.

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2016 at 12:27 AM

    What a great mix of men to write about! Santa is real, right?! :)

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  12. Sabio LantzSeptember 17, 2016 at 3:07 AM

    All three very cute

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  13. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comSeptember 17, 2016 at 4:25 AM

    Love all three! Especially Santa Claus' schnoz :) LOL

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