Alliterative Assassin
While Wendy* writes with whimsy, wit,
Poor Peter pens pedantic prose.
Sonya spins sublime, sweet sonnets,
Bernardo’s ballads badly blow.
How heavenly has Heather honed,
Alas, Alicia: anguish, angst.
Tammy’s timbre: thrilling, tasteful.
Ralph’s rhymes: repeating, rarely ranked.
Seems some sing sharp, succinct, short songs;
Oft others’ odes, odd, obfuscate.
Muses marking / missing meter,
Enrapture else excruciate.
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*nobody known knowingly named
for the Alliteration - Old or New Poetry Contest
sponsored by Joseph May
written on 02/07/2022
Copyright © Jeff Kyser | Year Posted 2022
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