Winter Splinter

A contest of word lists - the subject of winter
Make up a good poem - then send to the printer
But nothing says nothing 'bout giving a twist
By splitting and sageing - might get a slapped wrist

Digging for riches but finding a fossil
Verbosely scream curses and break the left tonsil

Brand Google spelt badly - the word is googol
Do wordsmith pedantics abuse alcohol

Outdoor camp fires all start from a spark
Lingering light ships on oceans of dark

Political, cynical, critical flak
Essentially yakity yak-yak yak-yak

Key "here key" right here into Google translate
Gives French "ici clé" phrase - without a mistake

Out of date foodstuff upsets the midriff
Tsunami of turd quakes - unwise to sniff sniff

Bumblebees, hornets, the much hated wasp
Adequate hostiles - so don't make them cross

So maybe this verse neither winter nor cold
The task has been questioned, the poetry's holed
But maybe this contest's not held by hijackers
Print out the rhyme pairs for jokes Christmas crackers



Entry for "a winter poem" contest - uses words (sort of): silver, gold, sparkling, flakes, icicles, drifts, spades - 30th November 2016

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 12/29/2016 5:34:00 PM
Oh what a fun creative take on the mandatory words, Mark! Congrats on your win.
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Mark Martin
Date: 12/30/2016 12:46:00 AM
Thanks Agnes! :-)
Date: 12/24/2016 2:02:00 PM
good to see you got your win this time with Rob. He is a rule bender too. BIG congrats to you, Mark!
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Date: 12/24/2016 2:23:00 PM
Thanks Andrea! Good to know there are a few of us around! :-)
Date: 12/1/2016 7:33:00 PM
I will give it to you, that's creative, but the judges who do words are pretty strict on it. One guy gets mad if he sees me even change the FORM of the dang word. I got N/A for doing that!! Good luck is what I am sayin'
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Mark Martin
Date: 12/2/2016 12:22:00 AM
Hi Andrea! The last two poems where I "misused" the word list got an N/A. :-( Still, I enjoy bending the rules now and then! ;-)
Date: 11/30/2016 4:27:00 PM
Very well written and so damn creative. One of the coolest poems I've seen. Good luck in that contest.
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Mark Martin
Date: 11/30/2016 4:46:00 PM
Thanks Chris! :-)
Date: 11/30/2016 4:14:00 PM
so clever and creative! i really enjoyed this, mark...
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Mark Martin
Date: 11/30/2016 4:22:00 PM
Thanks Ilene! :-)
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