Clerihew Rossetti
...Rosetti forename Dante Gabriel
knew the tenets of PRB so well
His interest though was short-lived
love of his models never did...
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forename, art, people,
Form: Clerihew
Clerihew Connell
...Imagist Skipwith Connell
an unusual forename as you can tell
No bios seem to exist
notwithstanding with his 'Nocturne' do persist...
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forename, people, poetry,
Form: Clerihew
Acquiescence Begets Hegemony
...Acquiescence begets hegemony...
Think Putin whose forename
Vladimir translates as great power,
whose singular minded aim
after lobbing bombs into
second-largest country
by area in Europe afte...
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Categories:
forename, abuse, anger, beautiful, city,
Form: Rhyme
Clerihew Van Eyck
...Van Eyck with forename Jan
was a portrait painting man
He was also artist cum diplomat
famed for 'man in a red turbanned hat'*
*https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-van-eyck-portrai...
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Categories:
forename, art, people,
Form: Clerihew
The Rage
...I come before you, humble and contrite,
deaf from your thunder, sightless from your bolts.
You rage, but frankly it’s a downright
anachronistic in this day - the volts,
the decibels, all of these...
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Categories:
forename, god,
Form: Rhyme
Viv Wigley - For Contest
...Well, what can I tell you about both my names?
I'm not quite sure where I should start,
'Vivian' means 'lively' which raises a smile
to friends of this tired old fart.
It's not very common as nam...
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Categories:
forename,
Form: Rhyme
What Is In a Name
...What’s in a Name?
Jesus had been thrown out of the café, he tends
to get laud and argumentative after wine.
Water into wine not a good idea.
Outside, he upended a few plastic tables, police...
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Categories:
forename, funny,
Form: I do not know?
Turn the Dream Alive
...I hear the drums of my heart, loudly singing for my dreams to execute. I remember when I was little; ‘the greatest writer’ was my cadence. No, I haven’t forgotten my rhymes; I have just turned them t...
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Categories:
forename, inspirational, life, uplifting, visionary,
Form: Ballad