Five Fabulous Fun Footles For Contest

I claim
No blame

For air
Once clear

That burns 
‘n churns

Of green
Latrine –

But you?
P.U.!! 

10/24/16
For:  Five Fabulous Footles Contest
(20 syllables)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Kendrick Avatar
November 5, 2016 at 9:51 AM
Footles so fine upon the winners’ list are awesome, creative and unique..Congratulations on your placement..Sara
Kendrick Avatar
November 5, 2016 at 9:54 AM
Phillip...Clear has more of the sound of ear or here..Air has more the sound pair, chair, there, mare, stare, rare and also there, their, compare..I hope this helps some..I go to rhymezone on the internet for help..A good rhyming dictionary can also help..I know that Spanish words are different..Sara
Dietrich Avatar
October 30, 2016 at 5:17 PM
Phillip air rhymes with Claire!! Anyway, I found the funniest part was P U, and Jan does not even know that expression. OH my,I had no idea they did not use it in England. But come on, you can't try to say air rhymed with clear is american sound!! Congrats my friend.
Garcia Avatar
October 31, 2016 at 12:28 AM
Right. Air rhymes with Claire, which rhymes with chair, which rhymes clear. I promise when I say it outloud they're perfect rhymes. I feel like I'm gonna lose this battle though so I give up. It's a forced rhyme, I humbly apologize
Andresen Avatar
October 30, 2016 at 1:48 PM
- Phillip, love the end... funny and well done :)) - CONGRATULATIONS ! - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Garcia Avatar
October 30, 2016 at 2:00 PM
Thank you- I was very proud of my 34th place finish out of 35 entries. I think Jan forgets who won the Revolutionary War sometimes :)
Allison Avatar
October 30, 2016 at 1:40 PM
Congrats on your win Phillip this was a fun poem. the rhyme on the second one wasn't exact and I didn't understand the humour on final one and you also omitted your own title. :-) hugs Jan xx
Garcia Avatar
October 30, 2016 at 1:50 PM
Andrea questioned my rhyme in the second line too, I disagree but i forgive you....just this once you stinker! You folks overseas don't use the phrase P.U.?
White Avatar
October 25, 2016 at 7:48 AM
You are now under arrest. P.U. is a crime. Sheriff.
Marcum Wong Avatar
October 25, 2016 at 3:36 AM
I have always been delighted with footles Phillip. These were great! : ) 7
Dietrich Avatar
October 24, 2016 at 5:50 PM
HA. Great ending on it, Phillip!! So do air and clear rhyme the same for you? ARe you British?
Garcia Avatar
October 24, 2016 at 6:28 PM
Thank you! And air and clear fit as perfect rhymes for this Texan. Do they not do so for you? I remember a long time ago asking Jan about a limerick I wrote which I thought rhymes perfectly fine and she responded with something like "none of it rhymes, it has to rhyme!" And then I realized that southerners should never ask anyone from anywhere else for rhyming help
P  Avatar
October 24, 2016 at 4:04 AM
Ha, latrine, you had to go there? :) P.U. yourself...funny guy.
Garcia Avatar
October 24, 2016 at 5:19 AM
Damn straight and I'd go there again too
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