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Monday, July 11, 2011

My Poetry Schmoetry Blogfest Entry




So I’ve entered the Poetry Blog Fest. I don’t “do” poetry, (how snobby does that sound? LOL) but Shelly is such a cool chick, I had to join this. So here’s my attempt at a poem:


There once was a man from Nantucket,

Nyah, I’m just kidding… the real attempt:

When writer’s block occurs,
And you find yourself in a fog,
Don’t worry about your word count,
Get your inspiration from a blog.

It’s not a waste of time
To go to Shelly’s site,
She’s the grooviest gal around here,
And alas, she’s always right!

You won’t feel alone staring at a blank white screen
When visiting Diego’s page
You might find your writer’s block demolished
By a zombie-eating mage!

Lily Childs' Feardom

Is the place to be,
If you like macabre horror,
She’ll set your imagination free.

This concludes my poem entry,
I hope I didn’t waste your time,
It may not be blissfully poetic,
But hey, at least it kinda rhymed!

Nina Pelletier-Powers

23 comments:

  1. Holy heck you can rhyme!!! I love it!!! You've got a fabulous gift. I'm not near as fabulous as you are when it comes to this!!!

    So nice to meet you! Thank you for stopping by my neck of the woods! I love finding new peeps and this was such a great way to do so!

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  2. Fantastic and Funny and Informative. That was the perfect poem :)

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  3. I like that you have links in your poem. And the rhyme is fun. It's informative and humorous!

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  4. This was very amusing and very thoughtful adding bloggers. thank you for sharing. Mine will be posted tomorrow.

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  5. fun and forward paying, how sweet!
    good job!

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  6. I like it. I think that you'll do just fine, no matter what medium of expression that you use.

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  7. :D My blog is a part of poetry, awesome! Isn't playing around with new mediums fun?

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  8. Hi,

    Neat piece of subtle advertising! Lovely rhythm!

    best
    F

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  9. @Jen - rhyming has never been an issue, but making sense of the rhymes, that's a whole other issue...lol! Love your blog, I'll be back often.

    @ Angie, Kayeleen, Summer, Tara and Francine - I'm so glad you enjoyed it, it was a fun and zany exercise!

    @Drachma - it was a spoof of fun, I'm glad it's being enjoyed.

    @Diego - Playing around with new mediums IS fun, and you shall forever immortalized in my epic poem! (Errr... or something like that;) )

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  10. What a unique way to feature favorite blogs!!! Love it!

    The Write Soil

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  11. Very cute and useful, too! Thanks!
    Pam at www.2encourage.blogspot.com

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  12. Nice!!
    Keep it up!
    I'm always here to support you.

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  13. A new, fun way to suck up to someone - poetry, lol! In all seriousness - I love you humorous, rhyming tone :)

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  14. Sweet, I like how you incorporated the links!

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  15. You are like the rhyme master.

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  16. Hear that, Shelly? You're always right. Wish someone would say that about me.

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  17. Fantastic!!! Fun way to recognize bloggers,slam us with some rhyme, and "do" poetry even when you "don't".

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  18. Nice work. Thanks for the shout out! I even made a couple of new friends by following your links.
    I AM always right, it's true.

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  19. Haha! Very clever. Endorse your blogger friends while being poetic at the same time! :D

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  20. You had me at "There once was a man from Nantucket." I loved your poem; it was funny and real. Like "real funny." Thanks!

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  21. haha! Very cute! I liked it a lot! Reading blogs does do a lot to inspire..and I will check out Diego and Lily's now that you've mentioned them...you're right, Shelly is always right! lol! Nice job!

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