12 lines or less Ridiculous Comparisons Poetry Contest

What to Submit? Choose two things that DO NOT COMPARE OR COME CLOSE TO COMPARING and using  SCARCASM compare them anyways. 

*Not Apples to Apples *Not even Apples to Oranges 

*Some nonspecific examples you could explore are:

• Two things you don't even find in the same section of a store
• An amphibian to lawn equipment
• Software to groceries
• Anything you imagine that are in very seperate areas of the universe.

My Rules if you want to win:

1. ​Nothing political or politically adjectent. 
2. New poems only dated 6/27/2025 or later
3. Easy to follow language.
4. Any style you want that is 12 lines or less.
5. I want a funny poem.

1 original, poem on the theme of .............
Any form is acceptable.

New to this contest for me: I have been looking into AI decetion detecters to try to determine if anyone has cheated and have found one or two, so I will be using them. If you are cheating and used AI to write your poem for you, it won't win. If this poem is off topic it won't win.

Prizes

First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Twelve Honorable Mentions

Preparing Your Entry

Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — no illustrations or fancy fonts. 

English Language

Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible, unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.

A Note to Poetry Contestants

You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests.

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