Clerimerick Couplets Me

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6/27/2024

The Clerihew has been described as the literate cousin of the Limerick. Back in 2019 I brought the Clerihew and Limerick cousins together along with their couplet friends. I merged the words "clerihew" and "limerick" for the "clerimerick" portmanteau, and thus were born the Clerimerick Couplets!

I'm currently sponsoring a Clerimerick Couplets (Hybrid Form) Poetry Contest that expires on 7/16/2024. I'm having so much fun reading the entries that I got the itch to write one about myself. I know I can't submit it. Think of it as a Bio poem on steroids! Hey, that could be another contest!

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Clerimerick Couplets Me

Introducing Mark Toney The real McCoy, not phony Works hard on accounting and income taxes Writes poetry and prose as he relaxes Mark fancied himself a tax expert Cool pocket protector on his shirt Touting tax tips he tried Till terribly tongue-tied Nevermore will he overexert Hundreds flocking to Mark’s door What does tax time have in store? Mixed reactions to Mark’s beckoning As they face their day of reckoning

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/27/2024 2:04:00 PM

Love this! My daughter and her husband are accountants…work til they drop! Mark fancied himself a tax expert Cool pocket protector on his shirt…lol

Mark Toney
Date: 6/27/2024 2:10:00 PM

Wonderful comment, Kim! “Work til they drop,” I can relate ;)