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[To be sang to the tune of the 
  traditional sea shanty...
  "What Shall We Do With The Drunken 
   Sailor?"]

What shall we do if we lose a contest?
What shall we do if we don't get placements?
What shall we do if our poetry flops
When we're stirring the Soup?

Doubts, like teeth, may start biting
Don't give up! Keep on writing.
Know your works are exciting...
Poetry-Soup Dot Com.

Don't throw the towel in and think it's over.
Stop. Take some time and think things over.
Try other tasks to develop your skills -
Poets keep on growing.

Doubts, like teeth, may start biting
Don't give up! Keep on writing.
Know your works are exciting...
Poetry-Soup Dot Com.

We're here for the joy, not for competition.
We make some friends and gain inspiration
While we let loose our imaginations.
Poets keep on writing!

Doubts, like teeth, may start biting
Don't give up! Keep on writing.
Know your works are exciting...
Poetry-Soup Dot Com. 

We don't always know if we make a difference.
We hope to inspire and grow in con-fi-dence.
Lighten things up, there's no need to be tense.
Sprinkle in your season.

Doubts, like teeth, may start biting
Don't give up! Keep on writing.
Know your works are exciting...
Poetry-Soup Dot Com.

We band together as a com-mun-i-ty 
Around the globe and we love po-e-try,
Something amazing the whole world can see!
Poetry-Soup Dot Com.

Doubts, like teeth, may start biting
Don't give up! Keep on writing.
Know your works are exciting...
Poetry-Soup Dot Com.

What we shall do if we lose a contest,
What we shall do if we don't get placements,
What we shall do if our poetry flops...
Encourage each other.

Doubts, like teeth, may start biting
Don't give up! Keep on writing.
Know your works are exciting...
Poetry-Soup Dot Com.

Doubts, like teeth, may start biting
Don't give up! Keep on writing.
Know your works are exciting...
Poetry-Soup Dot Com.
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Edmonds  Avatar
July 20, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Love your Poetry-Soup Dot Com song Natasha, I sang it all the way through… Beryl
Scragg Avatar
July 20, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Im so glad it fits with the tune :-D thanks Beryl. So happy that you enjoyed singing along :-D
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