Short Edmond Poems

C-ars
H-ave
A-ccelarated
R-acing
L-ife
I-n
E-arnest

Topic: Birthday of Charlie Edmond Alo (April 23) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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E-arly
D-awn
M-eets
O-ne
N-ew
D-ay 

D-elightfully
U-sing
Y-our
O-pen 
N-ature

Topic: Birthday of Edmond Duyon (August 23) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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His comet still crosses the sky
Visible to the naked eye,
And his music rocks around the clock-
Such events made their name
Leaving each with lasting fame

Tribute to Edmond Halley & Bill Haley...

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C-lear
H-eaven
A-bove
R-emarkably
L-ets
I-ts
E-ffulgence

E-mploy
D-ivine
M-orn
O-f
N-ew
D-ay

A-s
L-ight
O-perates

Topic: Birthday of Charlie Edmond Alo (April 23) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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C-oronavirus'
H-orror
A-nd
R-isk
L-et
I-nvisible
E-pidemic

E-mploy
D-eadly
M-ystery
O-f
N-asty
D-isease

A-nd
L-ethal
O-utbreak

Topic: Birthday of Charlie Edmond Alo (April 23) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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Clerihew Troubles                        
                  (Edmond Clerihew Bentley)

Edmond was a Clerihew.  Is that some kind of clue?
And a Bentley too. A Cleri what? A Bentley who? Who knew?
This style of poem is named for him and not some other kin
It’s really way too short for me and getting under my skin...

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Cyrano de Bergerac
entered a race
not fleet of foot
but hoping to place
tho' quick off the mark
the competition so tough
kept him on his toes
when the going got rough
yet setting the pace
he won by a nose...
the schnozz on his face

With apologies to Edmond Rostand (1868 – 1918)
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