John Michaels Poet Alliteration

Apocalypse Arrived

Insidious, insipid, id-inebriated imbeciles
wage a wanton war of words without wit, wisdom or worldliness.
Regrettable, repugnant reprobates ravage refined realms as
pirouetting pariahic pyres patently a pyrrhic prize.

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16 syllables on every line - checked with howmanysllables.com
2 December 2017

For Barry Stebbings' "Alliteration" contest.

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Andrea Dietrich January 13, 2018 at 8:24 PM VERY cool, John. Thanks for letting me know about this one. Next time I will see the romantic one! (it's funny, I glanced down and saw connie calling you Barry and I was thinking for a second: What???)

Connie Marcum Wong January 12, 2018 at 3:39 PM Wow Barry! This is beyond and above! Excellent! : ) John Michaels January 13, 2018 at 6:47 AM Thanks for the great comments, Connie (erm, but it's "John" not "Barry"). Regards, John!

John Hamilton December 2, 2017 at 12:06 PM Great alliteration John, very timely, should do well in the contest! John Michaels December 3, 2017 at 12:04 PM Thanks very much, John. Appreciate your kind comments! Regards, John.

Susan Ashley December 2, 2017 at 11:44 AM Astute alliteration John. Again, another reason to use the word 'astute' when commenting on your poetry today :) A powerful and beautifully poetic discourse of current world affairs. Shining poetry my friend. Warmest wishes always.. John Michaels December 3, 2017 at 12:07 PM Thanks for your very kind and generous comments, Susan. Am so pleased you enjoyed my poem! All the best, John.

Paul Callus December 2, 2017 at 10:13 AM You have done well with this alliteration challenge, John. I know it's not easy, cos I'm still struggling with mine! By the time I finish it the apocalypse would have arrived:) Regards // paul John Michaels December 2, 2017 at 10:46 AM Heh!! Thanks, Paul. This is actually a cut-down / mashed together version of one of my longer poems - "Apocalypse Almost Arrived". Good luck with your entry! Regards, John.