Clerimerick Couplets (hybrid form)

I first sponsored this contest back in 2019. Click on the link to see the 2019 Contest results.

After 5 years it’s time to give it another go. 

What to Submit?  (Please carefully follow the 4 items listed.)

1. One original, poem on any theme.  The theme must be consistent throughout the entire hybrid poem. NEW POEMS only.
2. Selected form must be Clerihew, but your poem must incorporate the Clerimerick Couplets form, which is a hybrid form composed of a Clerihew, followed by a Limerick, followed by two rhyming couplets, in that order.  The chosen theme must be consistent throughout the entire hybrid poem.
3. To place higher in this contest, please give attention to the definition of the Clerihew, which can be found in PS under the menu item - Types of Poems: “The end of the first line of a true Clerihew poem will only consist of the subject’s name. The purpose of this is to show the skill in being able to rhyme difficult names.”
4. Only the poem should go in the poetry text box. Do not put your name, poet notes, or any other information—including quotes or audio file of your recited poem—in the same text box where you enter your poem.

Three examples of the Clerimerick Couplets form are as follows:

Prizes

First Place Prize, 1 year Premium Membership to PoetrySoup *
Second Place Prize, Glory
Third Place Prize, Glory
Multiple Honorable Mentions

* If you've already paid for your Premium Membership, this will add another year to it.  If you already have a Lifetime Premium Membership, you can gift it to another poet.
 

Preparing Your Entry

Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem as per directions above. 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

Have fun with this!  Feel free to contact me with any questions.  You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests.