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I felt wrinkly, so I did some irony.

Blog Posted:2/13/2016 8:11:00 PM

OMG, That's So Cliche

It's raining cats and dogs on a dark and stormy night -
with such a stroke of genius, a poet starts to write.
Inane clichés he's banging out to beat the band,
a booby trap as big as life to bite the poet's hand.

It opens up a can of worms to catch the early birds
but with no bird in hand he'll have to eat his words.
The tropes are fresh as daisies, an infinite supply
of broken-hearted lovers, always sure to satisfy.

Garbage in and garbage out, it's fun and games for all,
to sell you down the river and drive you up the wall.
For if it's true a pen is more mighty than a sword,
then we're as good as dead, for to death we will be bored.

January 30, 2016

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Debbie
Guzzi

Date: 2/17/2016 8:02:00 PM

OMG too true, too true! I don't care about your wrinkles YOU aer one cool dude!

Lin
Lane

Date: 2/14/2016 6:42:00 AM

These cliché's worked for you, Roy. Nice job of blending them to make perfect sense out of your purpose for the write.

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 2/14/2016 12:44:00 AM

I did one like this a while back too, Roy. it's a fun thing, making poetry out of cliches. It's actually rather entertaining when it's done purposefully. I enjoyed this!

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Pi Day 2015 Date Posted: 3/13/2015 3:05:00 PM
Foodies - Part 2 Date Posted: 1/7/2015 11:30:00 AM
East Jesus Contest Judged Date Posted: 1/2/2015 9:21:00 AM
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My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
2/28/2023	Texas Springtime	Sonnet	nature,spring,
9/22/2021	Happy Hour	Light Verse	drink,
9/22/2021	Fartasia	Rhyme	word play,
3/23/2016	One Hit Wonder	Quatrain	art,poetry,
3/18/2016	But Her Bruises Were Green	Limerick	humorous,
2/27/2016	Pussycat Paean	Rhyme	cat,
2/24/2016	That Dog Don't Hunt	Limerick	poetry,
2/9/2016	Rewind World	Quatrain	sorry,
2/7/2016	Lucifer Gets the Gig	Prose	heaven,satire,universe,
2/5/2016	Return To the Sea	Free verse	beach,death,sea,
1/30/2016	Omg, That's So Cliche	Rhyme	poetry,satire,
1/24/2016	And When You Look At Me	Quatern	love,romance,
1/23/2016	Way Back Then	Rhyme	humor,humorous,nostalgia,
1/22/2016	The Virgin Witch of Moulineaux	Villanelle	love,magic,valentines day
1/13/2016	Table Hogs	Limerick	satire,
1/3/2016	Another Trip Around the Sun	Sonnet	new year,
7/6/2015	The Waning of Dreams	Couplet	depression,sad,wine,
5/26/2015	Poetic Ambitions	Quatrain	art,poems,poetry,
5/4/2015	A Song For Pansy	Rhyme	history,
4/17/2015	English Lit	Rhyme	humor,
4/10/2015	Scratch	Rhyme	childhood,humor,nostalgia
11/29/2014	But I Must Stay	Villanelle	sad,
11/29/2014	The Pedicure Virgin	Prose	humor,
11/14/2014	One Tolkien Over the Line	Rhyme	tribute,
11/5/2014	Message of the Moth	Couplet	angst,longing,
10/25/2014	Pi Day	Rhyme	humor,
10/15/2014	Halloween On the Dark Side of Town	Rhyme	holiday,satire,
9/15/2014	The Empty Quarter	Alliteration	earth,nature,stars,univer
8/5/2014	Pickett Tupp and Poteeta Whey	Quatrain	child,children,
7/22/2014	A Brush of Wings	Verse	bird,
7/8/2014	Willow: a Fable	Rhyme	children,death,dream,fant
6/30/2014	Ragnarok: the Storm	Epyllion	weather,
6/28/2014	Dante's Path	Quatrain	spiritual,
5/26/2014	Albert Einstein	Clerihew	humorous,science,
5/7/2014	Jonah Falcon He's Not	Limerick	funny,
5/6/2014	The Well Traveled Linguist	Limerick	humorous,
5/2/2014	The Devil Can Cite Scripture For His Purpose	Rhyme	hate,religion,slam,
4/1/2014	My Thunderous Wondrous Electric Toy Train	Rhyme	christmas,nostalgia,
3/11/2014	Premature Exoneration	Limerick	holiday,humor,
2/10/2014	A Series of Unfortunate Darwin Awards	Limerick	death,humorous,silly,
1/23/2014	Ancient Dance	Sonnet	love,
12/28/2013	The Whittlers	Rhyme	growing up,nostalgia,
12/19/2013	Redneck Santa	Rhyme	christmas,parody,
12/17/2013	The Tomb of the China Poblana	Epic	history,
5/15/2013	The Conceit of Poetry	Couplet	philosophy,universe,
3/23/2013	Tiger's Wood	Limerick	sports,
2/17/2013	All Hat and No Cattle	Cowboy Poetry	humorous,old,time,,wester
2/10/2013	Dark Temptress	Sonnet	food,humorous,passion,
1/30/2013	Icebox Days	Rhyme	childhood,growing up,humo
1/26/2013	The Angel Inside	Rhyme	allegory,angel,art,beauti
1/22/2013	Call Me Tex	Cowboy Poetry	home,humorous,me,satire,,
1/10/2013	Bobcat Moon	Rhyme	autumn,friendship,loss,mo
12/9/2012	Six Man Dance	Rhyme	autumn,football,nostalgia
8/27/2012	Kiss of the Eagle	Rhyme	adventure,space,travel,
8/23/2012	Delicacy of Leaves	Rhyme	happiness,nature,time,
8/10/2012	Keep It Turnin' To the Right	Rhyme	day,earth,funny,life,love
8/10/2012	Cruisin' the Drag	Rhyme	car,funny,growing up,high

My Photos

Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Oh, Heavenly Night	Lyric	heart,night,
A Voice In the Wind	Rhyme	imagination,nature,
Amazement	Free verse	life,places,voice,
Pearl Diving	Quatrain	love,
Slow Movin Tights	Ballad	me,red,women,
Sailing the Seas In a Pecan Tree	Rhyme	adventure,old,
Muse	Free verse	words,writing,,Lullaby,
Soul of the Poet	Quatrain	farewell,poems,poetess,
Generations	Epic	birth,death,hope,life,
Falling Upward	Rhyme	anger,angst,bereavement,b
No Longer Mourn For Me When I Am Dead	Lyric	death,faith,religious,
Ashen Snow	Villanelle	sad,september,

Fav Poets

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Mark Peterson	United States	Read