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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)

Copyright © Jerry T Curtis | Year Posted 2014

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Lindsay Laurie Date: 3/2/2015 12:22:00 AM G'day Jerry... Good to see you got your dander up and told them off in verse, you should have wrote a rhyming poem and let them add the curse; and by this I mean your second line, be finalized with luck, or hunt, or pass, and let them add the final word... and I bet that it won't be truck or punt or class! Thanks for the grin Jerry - Lindsay Thanks for the grin Jerry - Lindsay Login to Reply

Faye Gibson Date: 8/12/2014 8:06:00 PM Way to go, Jerry; you tell them. Why don't you enter this poem just for the fun of it or do they charge a big entry fee. lol Login to Reply Jerry T Curtis Date: 8/13/2014 6:34:00 AM Thanks Faye, I was thinking about it, I'll check the fee. Actually I read some of those winning poems they posted, They were very good, top shelf material.

Toquyen Harrell Date: 8/12/2014 10:21:00 AM So rhyme or no rhyme? No rule. That's the way it should be. Though yeah Jerry, they may be right! No rhyme works better lol Login to Reply Jerry T Curtis Date: 8/12/2014 3:02:00 PM You may be right, they may be right, but it's best unsaid, why invite rhyming poem and then tell them they haven't a chance, well let's just say in a "Blue Mountain" of winning.lol

Tim Smith Date: 8/12/2014 8:16:00 AM Wonderful Jerry....That's why they have mountain in their name...they think their way is best and are better than the rest....they also have blue in their name...so you know what they can do to ME.....sorry for the rant...cheers Login to Reply Jerry T Curtis Date: 8/12/2014 8:29:00 AM Thanks Tim, this deserves a good long rant