An accent can change a whole statement
A comma can alter the whole meaning
A small word can make things different
And a smile can enhance sightseeing.
An apostrophe can emphasize the beauty
Of a place, a noun, a country or a city
An atom can destroy our world, nothing
Is too teensy to destroy a life or a building.
The titanic ship was never too big to sink
These days, very few of us are able to think
People elect some leaders for the wrong reason
Leave me alone. Pay, pay, and enjoy your pain.
A small vowel can make a humongous difference
No word is too small, too petite, and too innocent
Dot the i; cross the t. Please use your common sense
An accent can naturally change a whole statement.
Copyright© March, 2018, Hébert Logerie, All Rights Reserved
Hebert Logerie is the author of several poetry books.
Categories:
vowel, beauty, courage, culture, language,
Form: Rhyme
Emile’s set a poetry contest
in which the poet omits one vowel
It’s hard to write this exacting form
yet I will not throw in the towel!
So I’m tasked to write a poem
I’ve got myself into the groove
to try and write a brilliant ditty
and hope the sponsor will approve
I started a Shakespearian sonnet
and I grappled with the rhyme
My poem didn’t make any sense
badly penned work is a crime!
I threw away my first attempt
now I’ve grasped my silver pen
determined to enter the contest
alas, I’m devoid of ideas again
If I write of the spring season
and lambs gamboling in the field
With the mother ‘ewe’ watching them
my missing vowel can be revealed!
Hoping the poem can be removed from contest as U is not one of the permitted vowels
06/11/21
Categories:
vowel, humorous, poetry, word play,
Form: Rhyme
There is a letter in the alphabet
that sits tween characters named n and p.
In writing this new jingle, I shan't let
it slip within- per stated rules, can't be.
This valued letter- surely, used each day;
a buddy, seen with a, e, i and u.
Required in writing, it can interplay
detailing many things we think and view.
Perhaps it hasn't been missed in this write,
which means I've dealt with this enigma well;
since this essential letter must hang tight-
I have selected further ways that spell,
dismissing that which lies tween n and p-
and using all its buddies- was the key.
June 4, 2021
Premiere Contest: Lipogram
Sponsor: Emile Pinet
Chosen Vowel To Avoid Using: O
Categories:
vowel, missing,
Form: Sonnet
“Please use it in a sentence.”
“We live on the Chicago consonant,” the eighth grader said, proudly.
“Do you know what a consonant is?” The teacher asked the student.
“Sure,” he said, “Like Rhode Island, right?” His classmates nodded.
The teacher sighed. Un-learning is so much tougher than learning.
On a happier note, she was grateful that she was the English teacher,
Not the geography teacher.
Categories:
vowel, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Light Verse
When a writer lacks
verbs and nouns
he's the victim of
writer's block.
His mind may house
too many consonants,
too few vowels.
Without vowels,
his consonants congeal
and become a mass.
The result is
verbal constipation.
The only cure,
some doctors say,
is a very big
vowel movement,
larger than a loaf
of pumpernickel
or a Seinfeld
marble rye.
Some writers,
desperate for
a very big
vowel movement,
try dynamite.
Not good.
Other writers tout
Agent Orange,
Monsanto's legacy
in Vietnam
dropped off
half a century ago.
But Agent Orange
is not the answer
for writer's block.
It melts a writer
slowly and melts
as well
generations of
his descendants
as it has for years
In Vietnam where
the great-grandchildren
of innocent farmers
whose crops
were sprayed
with Agent Orange
are born deformed.
They are the new lepers
from Monsanto,
not from Molokai.
On the streets
the children startle tourists
from Boston and New York
who are munching on
delightful spring rolls
dipped in lovely sauces
at outdoor cafe tables
under big umbrellas
that ward off
the burning
noonday sun.
Donal Mahoney
Categories:
vowel, war,
Form: Blank verse
The vowel challenge........
Just to see what you guys can make of this little test.
The vowel challenge.
I want you to write a short poem with a vowel in each line...ie:
Only the vowel A in the 1st line
E in the second line
I in the third
O in the fourth and
U in the fifth.
No other vowel in each line apart from the designated AEIOU in that order
..............good luck
This is my attempt
Far away man starts a war,
Relentless when he meets,
Vivid fighting in his sights,
Morn's glow, Storms blow,
Guns fly, burnt July
Categories:
vowel, community, poetry, poets,
Form: Rhyme
All the wind from east settles here
Those tender leaves of spring fear tears
Each birds' nest trembles by all moves
Moms sit on eggs strong cold wind braves
Imperative feelings she knows
To nuture from cold impose
Opens her mouth to lover
He feeds her food he discovers
Under God's hand, he is a provider
A gift from God_his nuturing
Touched by the Master's conjucturing
Every minute God guides him
To food to sustain and bring hymns
Imagination can't express
The magnitude of His grace's blessings
Openly the birds sing Hallejuah
To Christ who is Alpha and Omega
Untrained, uneducated birds sing and worship
Unto Him their anthem ring with purpose
Sponsor: David Williams
Contest: Vow/Con or Opposites Attract
Categories:
vowel, caregiving, nature,
Form: Couplet
Who is that, aunt shouts out loud as she always hears a door opening.
She also never answers to anyone calling out.
Selective audible hearing i believe is the answer.
She adores life and cant abide diversions in her all seeking all knowledge events. Her aged brain already stuffed, overloaded, with useless content, is forced into remembering.
A switch in the off position, I am sure is required.
A definite absolute refusal is the answer to any requests asked.
Lady of mature age maybe I seem, in my own mind, am just a teenager is her answer
Because of brain age deterioration is happening, all knowledge isn't retained and
frustration occurs.
What is the answer, what indeed?
The answer is not obtainable maybe in years ahead.
Meanwhile aunt decided a halt is needed, actually she accepts limitations occasionally, but a book is required always.
Proving age cant even be used as viable a reason ever.
Con/ vowel alternate
Categories:
vowel, memory, age, age,
Form: Verse
My happy, snappy Valentine
Your lips are sweet as sugar.
They are like chocolate milk,
That covers my wounded soul.
My easy, breezy Valentine,
Your caress I long to feel,
You bring warmth to my blood,
Like a fuzzy coat on a winter’s day
My frilly, silly Valentine
Your eyes I forever adore.
They are like shimmering pools,
With waves of bliss shining through.
My nosy, rosy Valentine,
I love the way you blush.
Whenever I say your name,
Your cheeks flush with delight.
My sunny, funny Valentine.
You make my heart so pleased.
The way your smile makes me melt,
Like ice cream on a summer’s day.
With all the vowels of the alphabet.
My sentiments always end in U
Please don’t ask sometimes Y.
Deep inside you always know the truth.
Categories:
vowel, funny, love, romance
Form: I do not know?