What Girl Apes wear for Formals
Gibbons’
ribbons
Favorite Fruit at Ape Buffet
Great apes
ate grapes
A Chimp’s Seafood Diet
Pete’s chimp
eats shrimp
Out of Control Chimpanze
Spaz Chimp
has limp
Raised for Courage
No chimps
grow wimps!
At the Great Apes Buffet
Eight apes
ate crepes
When Ape Heroes for Justice Arrive
Fair apes
wear capes
Jan. 25, 2023
for Brian Strand's No 1175 Poetry Contest
Categories:
formals, animal,
Form: Footle
scare of coronavirus is far from over
it's rapid mutation, no easy pushover
we stay at home and pray.
a cure or vaccine will take more time to firm up
scientists across globe doing best to make up
all waiting for that day.
all healthcare workers are fighting hard to save lives
governments are pushing hard for containment drives
economies astray.
masks and social distancing are now new normals
work from home are fast replacing office formals
seeds of change sown today.
2.8.2020
Tail Rhyme stanza poetry contest
of Emile Pinet
Used rhymezone.com & howmanysyllables.com
Syllable count of all stanzas: 12, 12, 6.
Categories:
formals, change,
Form: Tail-rhyme
I took a ride on a restless breeze;
she told me of her travels wide;
she took me on a flight
of soft and silky, winds; a delight.
She, a magic carpet,
told me terrific tales, some the darkest,
so old and timeless they be;
that it took the entire night, our universe to see.
Yes, above the stratosphere,
I rode upon her without fear;
the planets to me she introduced;
for the occasion, they dressed in suits.
They were such formals to behold;
worn by planets very old;
a party ensued in space’s frosty void;
some warmth, Venus deployed.
I still think about my planet friends,
along with those gifting winds.
Perhaps another time I’ll receive,
another invite, just for me.
Categories:
formals, earth, nature, planet, sky,
Form: Personification
He was in black formals and I was in a scarlet gown!
He had a alluring jawline, I couldn't take my eyes off.
He caught me with a smirk.
Uff! It was our first date night.
Never knew he would be my Mr. Right.
I asked him wine or dine?
He whispered will you be mine, Miss.Plump!
All I could say is 'Absolutely '
but dare not to call me plump!
And then laughter continues...
Categories:
formals, care, love, magic,
Form: Verse