Mick Talbot Poet Free verse

A Serpent's Tail a New Form Created By Jane Dougherty

So, so sorry, my first Serpent's Tail poem a misunderstanding.

Landing me in bother with the inventor of the serpent's tail.

Mail, O I got plenty, reprimanding me, but very gently.

Mentally I thought what wrote was right, she too, thought it nice.

Thrice my attempts were wrong, so this time I have got it right.

Might seem a strange way to reply to any comment, but I often do.
 
Phew! The last word of every line, with the first of the next, must rhyme.* 

Time has helped me, and Catie's nudge has got me through my woe.

So, so sorry, my first Serpent's Tail poem a misunderstanding.
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Serpent’s Tail poetry, a new form created by Jane Dougherty

Rules:
Any line length, no set number of lines and no meter. To make the serpent, *the last word of each line rhymes with the first word of the following line with the last line being the same as the first, so the serpent eats its own tail. The last part is the tricky bit.
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