Sinister: poetry makes nothing happen

Charlotte Hall Charlotte.Hall at xxx.uk
Mon Nov 16 09:50:43 GMT 1998


     I read somewhere (was it here?) that there are four words in the 
     English language which don't rhyme with anything. They are
     
     month
     orange
     silver
     purple
     
     This seems like an irresistible challenge - to write a poem with one 
     of the above words rhymed somehow.
     
     - don't send it to the list, send to me 
     - Belle and Sebastian must feature
     - semirhymes are acceptable (they have to be)
     
     If I get two poems, looks like it's a Trousers-style competition. 
     Unfortunately I have no lavish prizes. However, I do promise a 
     beautiful hand-decorated tape of Tigermilk with a painstakingly 
     transcribed lyric sheet taken from the LP and toiled over by Tibetan 
     monks for years in the darkness. Or something. 
     
     I've just written mine. It may well be the worst poem ever written. 
     But don't be fainthearted, give it a go...
     
     Charlotte
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