Suddendeath poetry Challenge: Go!
By Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
Centralia, Missouri
July 16, 2016 6:50am CST
Welcome to this weekend’s Suddendeath poetry challenge, Go! No, not Pokemon Go, but Go anyways! Anyways, rules are as follows, write a poem in any style using the five words that I give you. Write it in one sitting or in under an hour (only to quash your inner editor, rules are loose there). Add it here, OR link in a comment so we can enjoy each other’s poems. The words can be in any plurality or tense. Today’s words are go, row, bow, low, so.
My entry is below: -------------------------------------------------------
Sew or so, the English language is often rather odd.
The meanings of a same sounding word can be rather broad.
Go look it up and you will see what I mean,
Words can have two meanings like scene and seen!
Row can mean a fight, or it can be what you do in a boat,
Even when I say the word wrote, do I mean rote?
To, Two or too, some words are even worse!
Words with three versions, yes I threw that in my verse.
Bow can be a tool, or said differently an action,
The oddness of English can be a distraction,
As I still need to use low, which I am sticking at the end,
I hope I didn’t drive you to insanity as you read this my friends.
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6 responses
@LadyDuck (471573)
• Switzerland
16 Jul 16
I am finally in front of my computer after a frantic week, here it is my entry:
I'm late, I'm late, I must go
Get into the boat and start to row
Bow to the Queen when you reach the party
Keep your head down and the profile low
So where is the party? I want to go.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Jul 16
Very Alice in Wonderland, lol, loved it
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@LadyDuck (471573)
• Switzerland
16 Jul 16
@Jessicalynnt Yes, I feel like the white rabbit today, I thought to have a quiet Saturday, but it has been a very busy morning.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Jul 16
@LadyDuck has been here too
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
18 Jul 16
bwhahaha, lovely short piece here.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
19 Jul 16
@Jessicalynnt I love that you wrote that bwahahaha on your postcard too!
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@just4him (317090)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Jul 16
I agree, the English language is full of oddities that defy all the rules of good writing and editing. And forget Word which has lots of problems with it's and lose. Wanting to give us its and loose. It's no wonder people don't know how to spell. Too many rules.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Jul 16
and so often the rules aren't consistent, I before E, except..... lol!
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@just4him (317090)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Jul 16
@Jessicalynnt Yeah weird right?
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
16 Jul 16
I row my boat on the river
As the setting sun sinks low,
Golden rays fall on waves that quiver
Making the blue water aglow.
I look upwards to the birds that fly
The rooks to their nest they go,
Dusky darkness envelopes the sky
So does daylight takes her final bow.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Jul 16
You have a very solid rhythm there, I love that sort of thing. Well done!
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
16 Jul 16
This is really great. The oddness of English is tough but you've handled it very well
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Jul 16
I think the only reason I can is that it's my first language
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