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The Rules For 8x8

Compose eight lines consult your muse
Subject matter is what you choose
Just eight syllables on each line
Follow these rules and you'll be fine
Pretty pictures you do not need 
Your words only so please take heed
Only plain text no fancy fonts
And that you'll find is what she want's.




Written on 10th November 2018

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Valsa George Date: 8/7/2022 8:58:00 AM Highly rhythmic and beautifully enunciated ! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 8/7/2022 10:01:00 AM Thank you very much Valsa as you've probably guessed it was for an 8x8 contest. I was surprised it got POTW. Tom

Jay Moore Date: 11/22/2018 8:43:00 AM Nice rhymes, great job Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/22/2018 9:52:00 AM Thank you very much Jay. Tom

Robert Lindley Date: 11/19/2018 11:12:00 AM Congratulations my great friend on your poem being honored as Poem Of The Week... Both very creative and clever... Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/19/2018 11:27:00 AM Thank you very much Robert, I hope that you are we'll. Regards. Tom

Susan Ashley Date: 11/19/2018 8:05:00 AM Your wonderful poem is humorous and delightful, Tom. Congratulations on your wonderful and well deserved recognition with POTW honors. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/19/2018 11:10:00 AM Thank you very much Susan , it certainly was an unexpected surprise. Tom

Silent One Date: 11/18/2018 1:55:00 PM Excellent choice for potw... Congrats my friend.. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/18/2018 3:33:00 PM Thanks very much S.O, I was pleasantly surprised this morning. Tom.

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 11/18/2018 12:14:00 PM I am back to congratulate you on having this wonderful poem honored for POTW Tom. I am very happy for you! : ) xxoo Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/18/2018 12:31:00 PM Thank you very much Connie, it was a lovely surprise this morning. Tom.

Vladislav Raven Date: 11/18/2018 9:01:00 AM Hi Tom, dropping by with my congratulations on your Poem Of the Week honour. Much deserved my friend. Have a wonderful Sunday. your friend always....Mike. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/18/2018 9:21:00 AM Thank you Mike,happy you liked it. Tom.

Jan Allison Date: 11/18/2018 7:35:00 AM Many congrats on potw tom, seeing your comment below i wish there was some way offinding outwhere mick is,hes not replied to my mails since august:-( hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/18/2018 8:02:00 AM Thank you Jan, it us a shame he used to be so active on here. He used to run blogs online I'll have a look and see if he's blogged recently. Tom.

Wren Rushing Date: 11/18/2018 7:32:00 AM Congratulations Tom on POTW! Have a blessed Sunday my friend. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/18/2018 8:00:00 AM Thanks very much Wren, and you too. Tom.

John Gondolf Date: 11/18/2018 6:54:00 AM Very cleverly done, Tom, congrats on POTW. John Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/18/2018 7:01:00 AM Thank you John for that lovely surprise this morning, I wasn't expecting it. Tom.

Paul Callus Date: 11/14/2018 1:49:00 PM I love your delightful take on this contest, Tom...a serious-humorous presentation! Regards // paul Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/14/2018 8:15:00 PM Thanks very much Paul, I'm happy you liked it. Tom

Jan Allison Date: 11/13/2018 5:06:00 PM What a witty way to approach the contest and to have this used as a future example is better than contest win! Hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/13/2018 5:16:00 PM Thanks Jan, I was thinking of our good friend Mick when I thought of that one, he was a stickler for the rules. Sad that he has disappeared from soup. Tom.

P.S. Awtry Date: 11/13/2018 1:29:00 PM Tom, thank you for writing this poem and entering the contest. This was very clever. Should I ever do that contest again, I hope you won't mind if I use it as an example! (I am fav-ing it) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/13/2018 4:30:00 PM Thank you P.S., there were some brilliant entries for the contest and it must be a real headache for the sponsor running it. I'd be honoured if you used it as an example, thanks for the fav. Tom.

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 11/13/2018 1:12:00 PM How clever this is Tom....great example for her contest too! : ) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/13/2018 4:16:00 PM Thank you Connie, the idea came to me after reading the rules. Tom.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 11/13/2018 1:34:00 AM - Always follow the rule :))) - Well done, Tom - Good luck in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/13/2018 3:10:00 AM Thank you Sunshine, happy you liked it. Tom.

Janice Canerdy Date: 11/12/2018 9:16:00 PM Such a clever approach to the prompt, Tom! WELL DONE! Janice Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/13/2018 3:10:00 AM Thank you very much Janice. Tom.

Vladislav Raven Date: 11/12/2018 2:56:00 PM Hi Tom, love the content of this one. Your words spot on. If the contest isn't over yet I wish you good luck. reads like a winner to me my friend. A fave. Have a wonderful Tuesday. Your friend....Mike. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/12/2018 4:59:00 PM Thank you Mike, read the contest rules and thought why not one about the rules, happy you liked it. Tom

Ravi Sathasivam Date: 11/12/2018 1:03:00 AM Excellent my friend. Very well done. You deserve it. Thanks for sharing it. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/12/2018 1:21:00 AM Thank you very much Ravi, happy you enjoyed it. Tom.

Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 11/11/2018 2:06:00 PM The apotheosis of 8x8 . A fav dear, Tom! You deserve it! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/11/2018 2:48:00 PM Thank you Demetrios, I'm happy you think so. Thanks for faving it too. Tom.

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 11/11/2018 7:10:00 AM That is exactly what she is asking for well done Tom. Have a blessed day. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/11/2018 11:43:00 AM Thank you Pixie. Tom.

Charles Messina Date: 11/11/2018 6:28:00 AM You have summed it well, Tom. In a most enjoyable way...Best of luck in the contest. Charlie Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/11/2018 6:58:00 AM Thanks Charlie, if everyone follows that they should be ok. Lol. Tom

Gershon Wolf Date: 11/10/2018 7:55:00 PM Nicely done, Tom... I remember how impressed I was by your tips were in Line Gauthier's contest on tips for budding poets … You are great at this stuff. Good luck in the contest! Best wishes, Gershon Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/11/2018 1:07:00 AM Thank you Gershon, it was when I saw an entry that hadn't followed one of the requirements that I got the idea. So if folk see this it might help also they should go back before contest finishes in case something changes. Tom.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 11/10/2018 6:23:00 PM It's so cool when poets use a form to describe that same form. I have done it with triolet and etheree, sonnet and others. I really enjoyed this approach and I bet the sponsor will too, Tom. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/11/2018 1:03:00 AM Thank you Andrea, so many poems get n/a in contests I thought a little reminder won't go amiss. Tom.

Arthur Vaso Date: 11/10/2018 5:12:00 PM Great write, I read the rules as "ate x ate", so I had a lot of pizza today!!! LOL Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/11/2018 1:01:00 AM Haha love it Arthur.

Lindsay Laurie Date: 11/10/2018 4:48:00 PM G'day Tom … the strict rules for 8x8 competitions is a great example for new poets to learn how to structure their work, particularly rhyming poems. You have written commandments beautifully Tom - Lindsay Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 11/10/2018 5:03:00 PM Thanks Lindsay, after reading the rules the idea came out of nowhere so quickly jotted it down. Tom.

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