BS: World's Worst Poetry

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Little Hawk
Date: 14 Oct 04 - 08:58 AM

Oh, go away. I am not going to waste my time being provoked by that.

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Rapparee
Date: 14 Oct 04 - 09:04 AM

Did anyone hear that Bob Dylan and Bill Shatner were interrupted by a band of marauding squirrels while they were flagrante delicto with Penny Rutledge at a WWF match?

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Rapparee
Date: 14 Oct 04 - 09:06 AM

That Scottish poet and Julia Moore teamed up to write a poem about it. It's under the pseudonym "Moore McGonagall".

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Little Hawk
Date: 14 Oct 04 - 09:07 AM

That's a complex situation. I would be at a loss as to what to do about it. Best to just stay clear and let it resolve itself. Go in afterward and rescue any survivors.

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Amos
Date: 14 Oct 04 - 12:27 PM

The clowns of time are laughing
As the River Dee flows down
And the water disappears beneath the soil
While my love stands gently smiling
On the colder side of town
Knowing well that they are fighting about Oil.

Far away from ancient Aberdeen
Where the Queen can keep you safe
And the wild dogs learn to hear the tempers boil
She is waiting, she is waiting,
While the freight trains all depart
Heading for the front of a battle built on oil.


When the Ugly One comes calling
And the waters have dried up
And your magic clock runs down into the soil.
Will your own love still be calling?
As the temperature starts falling,
And the nightshades win the battle over oil.

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Amos
Date: 14 Oct 04 - 12:44 PM

Boy, that has got to be the worst poem on this thread...

A

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Rapparee
Date: 14 Oct 04 - 06:45 PM

God bless Mommy -- I know that's right
Wasn't it fun in the bath tonight?


FILTH from AA Milne, poet of porn!

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Little Hawk
Date: 14 Oct 04 - 07:09 PM

Hmm. Amos, I think that is on the verge of being a darned good song lyric if one slightly changes just a few of the words. I'm serious. I'd like to rewrite it and sing it, maybe. I like it.

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Amos
Date: 14 Oct 04 - 09:46 PM

Little Hawk, split the royalties with me and you can do what you like with it!! LOL!! It does not surprise me that the worst poem I've written in twenty years should turn out to be commercially viable!! LOL!

A

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: GUEST,heric
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 06:30 PM

Amos, my copy of Sailing Alone arrived today so I can use that to ease my mind out of this gutter poetry.

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 09:53 PM

wow, this all sucks

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: 42
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 10:08 PM

How about this gem from the woebegone pen of the Sweet Songstress of Saskatchewan?

Oh calf, that gambolled by my door
Who made me rich who now am poor,
That licked my hand with milk bespread,
Oh calf, calf, art dead, art dead?

Oh calf, I sit and languish, calf,
With somber face, I cannot laugh,
Can I forget thy playful bunts?
Oh calf, calf, that loved me once?

With mildewed optics, deathlike, still,
My nights are damp, my days are chill,
I weep again with doleful sniff,
Oh calf, calf, so dead, so stiff.

        -- Sarah Binks

j

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: beardedbruce
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 10:21 PM

Another thing Canada has done!

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Peace
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 10:37 PM

You are right about this one, BB.

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 06:31 AM

This thread and a McGonigall link resulted in my being banned on 2 internet poetry sites...

When I posted a McGonicall poem on each of the two sites, the excuberant and overflowing praise for the "poems" continued for weeks until I let the cat out of the bag. ( I told each site that the other had a McGonigall poem known for being the worst poetry on Earth.)

My initial intent to show the ridiculous praise people make for schock was proved and rewarded. :)

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: beardedbruce
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 06:38 AM

Donuel,

Thank you for the quotes around the term "poems".    (*bg*)

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 06:44 AM

How come MOAB hasn't got dragged into this thread? It has many efforts worthy of a place here....

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: 42
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 07:21 AM

I think it's the 'bunts' - 'once' pairing that makes the Binks poem one of the worst!

although 'warrior' - 'bore ya" is a pretty laughable rhyme as well. (why does 'rhyme' not look correct this morning?)
j

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: beardedbruce
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 07:26 AM

well, it is too warm here for "rime"...

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: 42
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 07:39 AM

Not where I'm sitting it's not! -2 and sunny at the moment but heading for 4 and snow....and I have two outdoor gigs tomorrow...gotta love those maple syrup festivals!

j

Subject: RE: BS: World's Worst Poetry
From: Donuel
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 09:26 AM

White bread and mayonaise
and 'Public Relations' by E. Bernaise
became food and bibles for ol' Joseph Goebbles
so people would not have to think.

Instinct and dirty desires
fuel the sleazy TV fires
of shocking abhorent naked titties while think tanks endlessly repeat their ditties
the rotting corpses lose their stink.

The Republican religious rivival
has no Congressional rival
as reported on FOX whats gored is our ox
and the Nazis were rinky dink.