Category Archives: nonsense poems

Nonce-sense poems

Posted on May 27, 2016 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

Miz Quickly, aka Barbara Young, sets some quirky prompts which tickle the imagination, and here are poems sparked by two of them.  Firstly, to write with Chutzpah, a favourite word of mine; and the second is an invention test, to write … Continue reading →

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A Song for Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2016 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

When I was young I learned to sing a song for Patrick’s day. If I remember rightly, then today is Patrick’s day I don’t remember all the words and can’t recall the tune but somewhere in the song I think … Continue reading →

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Poetic Insurrection

Posted on January 31, 2016 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

Curtains of rain sweep across the field, obscure the trees and spoil the view. If I were God, then I would wield a mighty mop  – sun overdue. *** Trochaic tetrameter  can be varied with  the odd iamb  from time … Continue reading →

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Wordle 231

Posted on December 28, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

To write a wordle I’ll try to tell you how to join a dozen unconnected words into sensible prose or poetry. Write the words on slips of paper. Next, shuffle them like cards and deal them into a line. Then think … Continue reading →

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Puzzlement

Posted on November 6, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

Miz Quickly is ferhoodling* me with incomprehensible prompts. De at dVerse is enjamb- ing wildly, suggesting we play with hyphens and strange poetic line- ation. Although I write poetry mostly for fun I think I’ll give these two a miss … Continue reading →

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Balderdash and Poppycock

Posted on October 23, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

    An anapest one sunny day didida didida didida had a battle with a dactyl umpity umpity umpity That darned pest of an anapest hit umpity’s chest and came off best but his fist struck and then stuck, Didida umpity as long … Continue reading →

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Wordle Sloth

Posted on October 11, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

Sunday minus inspiration brings the need to write a poem. What’s to do but look for words – a treasure hunt without direction Dropped a wordle to my inbox, words galore in pink variety. Still nothing speaks to me with … Continue reading →

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Rambling, for Octpowrimo 6

Posted on October 6, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

  Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream. (Gibran) and each day, thank God is different.  A variety of cereals for breakfast, diverse weather, events, people encountered; aches and pains in new places; mood unique, behaviour ditto. … Continue reading →

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Wordle 212: A sackful of jokes

Posted on August 16, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

  Hubbub breaks the ghostly silence of feastly eating by the guests. Humour torn from every breast as laughter escapes with jocularity Nectar-filled veins provoke hilarity mirth explodes in outrageous glee shaking shoulders, heaving lungs hiccups, tears, hiatus comes: engine … Continue reading →

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Writing to Order

Posted on July 13, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

Flumadiddle balderdash, piffle twaddle, bosh and tripe, claptrap and drivel poppycock,  and muddle is all I can write when told to write: poppycock, balderdash, piffle.

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Palindromic Crunch Point

Posted on June 12, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

  My thoughts go round In circles, I don’t know what to do, to go or stay, stay or go. I must decide on what to do. My thoughts go round in circles. Mary at dVerse set the puzzle of … Continue reading →

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Quirky Quilting

Posted on May 24, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

An enticing brightly coloured heap awaits me in the sewing room. Humming softly I survey, reflect, and ponder what to make – what a fool, as if I had a choice. The fabrics shout “pick me,” “and me.” I laugh … Continue reading →

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List

Posted on March 2, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

Ms Quickly is continuing to inspire us daily with her quirky prompts.  My first line, except for the last word,  is the prompt.   I have here in my hand a list of words long words, short words defining words describing … Continue reading →

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Optimism

Posted on February 20, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

 Miz Quickly gave us a couple of quotes to spur us into (poetic) action.  Here is what they did to me.  The first line is by William Blake and the third line is by Henry Fielding.  The rest is mine … Continue reading →

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Hi Grandma

Posted on February 18, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

  Hi Grandma, You’re never gonna believe this but we’re still here. The climate changed and we got hotter the ice melted and we got wetter. all the flowers wilted then the earth tilted. Everything was difficult It sorted itself … Continue reading →

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