Poetry competition CLOSED 2nd June 2020 4:02am
WINNER
wallyroo92
wallyroo92
RUNNERS-UP:
Jade-Pandora
and PittinixDesigns
Narrative Poem
DOGGED GRACE
Aunt Mabel visited one day
and managed in her usual way
to skewer all the homely chat
by bringing her obnoxious cat,
a spoilt beast as one may guess
and here’s the story to confess:
The family time was Sunday lunch
a pleasantry, but here’s the crunch
for when it came to clear the table
watch the actions by Aunt Mabel
deftly as the scraps go round
with scrappy-scrapy type of sound
the plates on reaching table’s end …
she grabs them quickly to defend
the tasty morsels for her pet —
an act her hosts would not forget
for Wilf, their dog, lies by the fire,
he trusts routine for plain desire
and wakes to food by salivation
ambles in a concentration
makes his way to kitchen’s bowl
as is his normal happy role
to find Aunt Mabel’s precious cat
one step ahead to where it’s at -
with coiffured hair and polished teeth
the cat gulps down the scraps of beef
and Wilf now struck by broken trust
is left to lick the crumbs and dust
and with transgression of the law
like Oliver does ask for more …
the cat, high up on Mabel’s knee
conveys superiority
and purring with a fiendish grin
stroked by her mistress on the chin
in high and mighty disposition
sneers at Wilf’s now glum position
and rudely spits in poor Wilf’s face!
but Wilf, a dog of dogged grace
acceptingly counts one-to-ten
forgives the cat, and then again
returns to lie next to the heat
and sees his life as still complete —
he ponders by the crackling fire
“the situation isn’t dire
though stolen beef is not so great,
’tis well an’ good, I’m overweight”.
Aunt Mabel visited one day
and managed in her usual way
to skewer all the homely chat
by bringing her obnoxious cat,
a spoilt beast as one may guess
and here’s the story to confess:
The family time was Sunday lunch
a pleasantry, but here’s the crunch
for when it came to clear the table
watch the actions by Aunt Mabel
deftly as the scraps go round
with scrappy-scrapy type of sound
the plates on reaching table’s end …
she grabs them quickly to defend
the tasty morsels for her pet —
an act her hosts would not forget
for Wilf, their dog, lies by the fire,
he trusts routine for plain desire
and wakes to food by salivation
ambles in a concentration
makes his way to kitchen’s bowl
as is his normal happy role
to find Aunt Mabel’s precious cat
one step ahead to where it’s at -
with coiffured hair and polished teeth
the cat gulps down the scraps of beef
and Wilf now struck by broken trust
is left to lick the crumbs and dust
and with transgression of the law
like Oliver does ask for more …
the cat, high up on Mabel’s knee
conveys superiority
and purring with a fiendish grin
stroked by her mistress on the chin
in high and mighty disposition
sneers at Wilf’s now glum position
and rudely spits in poor Wilf’s face!
but Wilf, a dog of dogged grace
acceptingly counts one-to-ten
forgives the cat, and then again
returns to lie next to the heat
and sees his life as still complete —
he ponders by the crackling fire
“the situation isn’t dire
though stolen beef is not so great,
’tis well an’ good, I’m overweight”.
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Congratulations to all the winners! WallyRoo won for his story of Super Man's Last Flight, PittinixDesigns won runner up for his entry The Love of a Hebrew Maiden and Jade pandora won second runner up for Wrist Bones. I wish to say here that it was very challenging to judge the winners. In fact, everyone had a story to tell, all interesting and awe-inspiring. All in, everyone did tremendously well. I am so honoured to have read all your entries in my competition. Thank you so much and be with me again in may next competition.
Congratulations to Ms. Jade and Pittinix on runner up positions.
Ms. Grace, I'm honored to be given this trophy especially since there were so many great entries. I know how difficult it is to judge these comps.
Hope everyone is doing OK and staying safe.
Ms. Grace, I'm honored to be given this trophy especially since there were so many great entries. I know how difficult it is to judge these comps.
Hope everyone is doing OK and staying safe.
