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Guaranteed To Blow Your Mind

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8/29/2019

Poetry form: Clerimerick Couplets (A hybrid form I created composed of a Clerihew, Limerick and 2 rhyming Couplets. This is another of my Clerimerick Couplets. The Clerihew has been described as the literate cousin of the Limerick. Cool things happen when the cousins get together! Two rhyming couplets make the poetry form complete.

I started with a Clerihew on Freddie Mercury that I had written in May of this year, and added a limerick and two rhyming couplets, which became "Guaranteed to Blow Your Mind."
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Guaranteed to Blow Your Mind Farrokh Bulsara a.k.a. Freddie Mercury British singer, songwriter known universally Confirmed he had AIDS and then died the next day His music through Queen still rocks us all the way Came a man from Zanzibar named Farrokh Whose tastes were both flamboyant and baroque For fame he was ready Changed his name to Freddie After his death millions still love this bloke A Heathrow baggage handler prior to fame Wrote a song about his favorite cat, Delilah by name In his personal life he was very shy, gentle and kind His life and times are “guaranteed to blow your mind”

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Crystol Woods

Date: 6/19/2024 5:43:00 PM

This is genius! For one thing...I LOVE FREDDIE!!! His music and singing goes beyond talent into miraculous in my humble opinion. But down to the point... your hybrid poem is perfection. All the rules... check. Difficult rhymes... check. Consistent theme... check. Good poetry... check! Xo

Mark Toney
Date: 6/19/2024 6:41:00 PM

You made my day, Crystol! You had a lot going on today with your Poem of the Day honors and your successful first blog, yet you took time to give me and others a boost. It tells me a lot about who you are as a person!

Constance La France

Date: 6/16/2024 2:39:00 PM

Mark, wow you are so good at these and they are fun to read, wonderful example for your contest, I my give it a whirl, hugs

Mark Toney
Date: 6/16/2024 3:06:00 PM

Thank you, Constance. They are fun to write and read!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/28/2019 7:13:00 PM

aha, now I am seeing YOUR hybrid model!! GREAT job, Mark. I loved that group . He was such a fascinating man.

Mark Toney
Date: 9/28/2019 7:50:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea! ~Mark

Wren Rushing

Date: 9/20/2019 8:32:00 PM

I had to let my wife see this! She loves Freddie! You would know she knew all the words to Delilah! Thanks for sharing! Have a blessed day my friend!

Mark Toney
Date: 9/20/2019 9:19:00 PM

That's awesome, Wren! You and your wife have a happy, safe weekend! ~Mark

Beata Agustin

Date: 9/18/2019 8:48:00 PM

Thanks for this piece exemplifying what your contest requires. God bless you.

Mark Toney
Date: 9/18/2019 11:03:00 PM

How kind of you, Beata. Thank you very much. ~Mark

Jeanne Mcgee

Date: 9/2/2019 10:21:00 PM

A really great example! and poem

Mark Toney
Date: 9/3/2019 7:46:00 AM

Thank you so much, Jeanne! ~Mark

Jan Allison

Date: 8/29/2019 11:48:00 AM

I toyed with writing about Freddie for the contest but I'f never better this one:-) I was lucky enough to win tickets to see Queen on their final day of their Magic tour - bestest gig ever!:-) hugs Jan xx

Mark Toney
Date: 8/29/2019 12:18:00 PM

Now I'm jealous! That must have been a great concert! How about writing one on Princess Di? Or Monty Python's Eric Idle or John Cleese? Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson, or the new prime minister Boris Johnson? Or Charlie Chaplin? Lol, I'm done now :) ~Mark