Waterloo Clerihew 23-Skidoo

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Poetry notes:
8/8/2019

Poetry form: Clerimerick Couplets (A hybrid form composed of a Clerihew, Limerick and 2 rhyming Couplets.

The Clerihew has been described as the literate cousin of the Limerick. So I thought, hey, why not get the cousins together for this one! Then two rhyming couplets showed up to the party and voilà! - Waterloo Clerihew 23-Skidoo!

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Waterloo Clerihew 23-Skidoo

Napoleon Bonaparte
1769 Corsica is where he got his start
One of the greatest commanders in history
His manner of death a 200-year-old mystery

Napoleon played it close to the vest
With his armies he was always the best
But 'twas nothing he could do
When he met his Waterloo
Lived his last few years under house arrest

Napoleon drank the water and headed for the loo
He did nothing different than you or I could ever do
Be kind to your skin and protect your bone-a-parts
Remember that's where good hygiene starts!

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Crystol Woods

Date: 6/20/2024 7:00:00 AM

Oh, OK... your really good at this! Did you create this unique form? You've written this with just the right amount of tongue-in-cheek whimsy. I love the challenges it presents... and my final draft took me longer than any other poems I've ever written! I thoroughly enjoyed this process. Thanks for the amazing idea and challenge. Xoxo

Mark Toney
Date: 6/20/2024 9:38:00 AM

You are very welcome. Yes, back in 2019 I brought the Clerihew and Limerick cousins together along with their couplet friends. I merged the words "clerihew" and "limerick" for the "clerimerick" portmanteau, and thus were born the Clerimerick Couplets! Everyone seems to be having fun with this. Write on!

Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 6/20/2024 12:08:00 AM

i love bone a part! I have studied the French Revolution in detail and so love this poem. shall try!!

Mark Toney
Date: 6/20/2024 9:40:00 AM

I'm so glad you love it, Krish. Yes, please, give it a go!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/16/2024 1:59:00 PM

Now here is one I never saw. Your contest looks so fun. It's one I can look forward to, and that isn't the case with all of them. Hope you get lots of cute entries. By the way, the ending on this one. Sure funny how you connected Napoleon to good hygiene.

Mark Toney
Date: 6/16/2024 2:10:00 PM

What a nice comment. As the portrait shows, Napoleon kept one of his hands hidden so at least one of them would stay clean. ;) Btw, you placed in the last contest with "Rob Lowe."