Best Tyburn Poems

Gasping
rasping
clasping
grasping
condemned man's last gasping, rasping breath,
hands on the noose clasping, grasping- death

(* Tyburn was the site of public hangings in London from the 12th century,
executing everyone from Highwaymen to Clergymen, at what is now Marble Arch)

For contest 'write me a Tyburn', sponsor Kim Rodrigues

24th january...

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YOU KNOW YOU CAN
~~~~~~~~~

Thank you
bless you!
Will you?
Hope you.
For your comment, thank you, bless you too.
I have to ask, will you, hope you do!

Can not,
will not,
care not,
do not,
To say that you can not, will not try;
is it that you care not, do not lie?

writing
typing
scribing
carving
these modern days...

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Boring
Snoring
Warring
Whoring
Long life with a boring, snoring sod
made the wife a warring whoring broad.


For Your Turn For A Tyburn Poetry Contest
sponsored by charles messina...

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Illness
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Unclothed
Anguished
Bloodshed
Outstretched
Was totally unclothed, anguished soul
Hands sides thorned head bloodshed, outstretched whole...

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A tyburn is a six line poem consisting of 2,2,2,2,9,9 syllables. 
The first four lines rhyme and are all descriptive words. 
The last two lines rhyme and incorporate the 
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lines as the 5th to 8th syllables.
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winsome
awesome 
fearsome
loathsome
man...

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Sagging
Wagging
Shagging
Ragging
Need blue pill for sagging, wagging dick
Leads to thrills for shagging, ragging chick

8/21/11...

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SUN DAY

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B:L:O:O:D:B:A:T:H
                                 God’s wrath

~ Footpath ~
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Ghastly
Ghostly
Chilly
Tingly
Pale and wan the ghastly, ghostly be
Made a scared and chilly, tingly me.

11.3.17



After reading The Busker by Roy Pett I was inspired to have a go at a Tyburn myself....

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Kneeling
Praising
Shining
Morning
Every day kneeling, praising Him
Thankful for each shining, morning Hymn.

11.3.17

Another attempt at a Tyburn, inspired by Roy Pett....

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Crazy
Kooky
Silly
Charming
Fabulous fantastical maker
Seated on self-discovery throne...

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Comely
Calmly
Slowly 
Proudly
Windmills comely, calmly generate
Power slowly proudly profligate...

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heathered
weathered
feathered
tethered
you are but a heathered thought, weathered
through the flow of feathered pen, tethered 



August 6, 2019
Tyburn Contest
Sponsored by Charles Messina



Thank you Gershon and Line for the discussions about the tyburn and your thoughts... much appreciated!...

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Tight like
coffin,
black like
nightmare...
The coffin-maker likes his black tight
wagon, driven by the mare at night....

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