The Blue Mountain Slam

I was stumbling around the Poetry world when I ran into this Gem The Blue Mountain Arts Poetry Card Contest. I thought, what an opportunity But then I read the rules and although I do not know who wrote them I must say, "COME ON" Really ! Poetry Contest Guidelines: 1: Poems can be rhyming or non-rhyming, although we find that non-rhyming poetry reads better. Non-rhyming poems Read Better---Ha---what a crock ! Tell that to the 18th and 19th Century Poets This it soooooooooo idiotic, It's like saying, We are having our Special Olympics and disabled and enabled can enter alike, although we find that Enabled entries usually win. ( This metaphor is not intended to diminish the abilities of those of us that have disabilities, It is intended to show how ludicrous rules can be ) Blue Mountain, WHY NOT say----"Rhymer's Need Not Apply" I went down to Blue Mountain I thought I'll have a-go And may win 300 bucks You laugh, but never know Once there, I read the page Where I was to apply That's where the darnedest thing Reach-out and caught my eye Rhymers just weren't welcome That's what the first rule spelled No point in even trying 'Cause "Rhyming Don't Read Well" Instead of feeling Blue I counted all my blessings Then,I bought a pair glasses And started reading lessons Thanks Blue Mountain I'm "Reading Well" Now ! See you next contest by JTCurtis (A rhymer w/readability)