Monday, April 06, 2009

Verse And Worse

Random Wit, Errant Rhyme. Not A Literary Crime

The gauntlet was down, he said with a smile
He’d seen all my verses and kept them on file
"Let’s see what you find to rhyme with Dimitri."
And the best I could do was resort to symmetry

18 comments:

  1. "Is that the best you can do?" He said with a grin.
    "That is such a lame rhyme, you know it won't win."
    Then he took out his knife and sliced up Dimitri,
    And layered him in those dishes
    named petri.

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  2. haha...I was just thinking..wait..what about "petri"..lol

    Breeze

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  3. With compliment and a proposed link
    Anna-Lys

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  4. nicely done, good response quilly

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  5. In secret we met-

    In silence I grieve

    That thy heart could forget,

    Thy spirit deceive.

    If I should meet Dimitri

    After long years,

    How should I greet thee?

    With silence and tears.

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  6. ^^ with apologies to George Gordon, Lord Byron

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  7. One of my favorites so far!

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  8. As always ... most excellent!

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  9. To file these poems said his wife
    You look like one who needs a life
    Shook her head and asked with glee
    What the heck grows on the meat tree

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  10. lol...

    thats quite good you know !

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  11. Yeah, but what can you do with orange?

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  12. Your absolute best, David! But now I'm going spend all day trying to think up rhymes for Dimitri. LOL

    How about entry, sentry, or pleasantry?

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  13. Very good. Quilly's response is good too.
    The talent bar is too high here. :)

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  14. There once was a man named Dimitri,
    Whose conversation revolved around pleasantry.
    His demeanor, amicable...
    His manners, impeccable!
    A true gentleman of the bourgeoisie.

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  15. Very impressive!

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  16. last line could be:

    "Rashion cakes and sweets, to slim, eat three!"

    Well, I tried! Eddie

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