Mark Toney Poet Clerihew

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Poetry notes:
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

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 June 19, 2024 at 5:43 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 June 19, 2024 at 6:41 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 June 16, 2024 at 2:39 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 June 16, 2024 at 3:06 PM Thank you, Constance. They are fun to write and read!

Andrea Dietrich September 28, 2019 at 7:13 PM aha, now I am seeing YOUR hybrid model!! GREAT job, Mark. I loved that group . He was such a fascinating man. Mark Toney September 28, 2019 at 7:50 PM Thanks, Andrea! ~Mark

Wren Rushing September 20, 2019 at 8:32 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 September 20, 2019 at 9:19 PM That's awesome, Wren! You and your wife have a happy, safe weekend! ~Mark

Beata Agustin September 18, 2019 at 8:48 PM Thanks for this piece exemplifying what your contest requires. God bless you. Mark Toney September 18, 2019 at 11:03 PM How kind of you, Beata. Thank you very much. ~Mark

Jeanne Mcgee September 2, 2019 at 10:21 PM A really great example! and poem Mark Toney September 3, 2019 at 7:46 AM Thank you so much, Jeanne! ~Mark

Jan Allison August 29, 2019 at 11:48 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 August 29, 2019 at 12:18 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