Turned on by Ghostwriters
A flock of hungry magpies came
rampant through the briars
Their search for versifying fame
And eyes of tonsured friars.
Left piles of words without a frame
As if we should saw words into granite cornices,
Or gaze at our navels like drowning Narcissus,
Or come up with some absurd hypothesis
Concerning the resistivity of molasses
Or the inductance of Demi Moore's prosthesis
Come see what's in stock
Fine verses free (or cheap, at least)
A Grecian urn! (or just a crock)
if all goes well, indeed, a feast
Of phonemes flying in a flock
To land upon the auction block!
Fi, fie, foe, foul - asinine glib poets prowl,
Without regard for rhyme or meter
"Now go to Hell!" (so says St. Peter)
Alas! To burn, writhe, and howl!
"As serves a rhyme and meter cheater!"
Contributors: | Kansas Sam, David Perry, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Dave G., P, loaf, jose cano, Yonmei, Larry Brennan, Edgar Carter. |
Poem finished: | 18th June 2003. |