Blog/Blogger/Blogging/Poet/Poems

Hill Country of Monroe County is sponsoring the

first blogger poet/poem roundup.

What is a blogger poem?

It is one written by a blogger about his/her blog or blogging!

Or, it is a blogger poem written

by a reader and published in the comments section

of a blog.

What did you expect, Shakespeare?

Rules: Each Genea-Blogger or H.O.G.S. Blogger may submit

no more than three original poems about their blog.

Any blog reader may submit one poem

in the comments section of his/her favorite genea-blog.

Each of the poems must be along the lines of a limerick

(naughty is permissible but raunchy is not!)

which follows the general rule for limerick writing:

Six lines --- the first three lines must end in rhyming words

the fourth and fifth line must rhyme

and the sixth line must rhyme with the first three.

Here is the general rhyming scheme to follow:

AAABBA

[Yes, you limericking purists may follow the meter pattern too if you must.]

Although the Internet is full of limerick generators; don't!

There are also many examples of great limericks available; don't!

UPDATE: Ok, we are not writing limericks which have five lines
and follow the AABBA rhyme scheme. We are writing limerick-like
BLOG SESTETS. A sestet is a six line poem (usually the concluding
six lines of a sonnet); the closest sestet pattern to what I'm proposing
is the Standard Habbie (or Burns Stanza) which traditionally has
an AAABAB rhyme pattern. Our blog sestet, however, should follow
the AAABBA pattern. Have fun.
Thanks to Janice at Cow Hampshire for pointing out
the error of my ways.

But do write your own.

Remember it must be about your blog.

or

It must be about a blog you read and you can post

a comment upon.

Here is one sad example which I might polish and submit:

Sittin' in the hills sipping on nog

Terry thinks he can blog

'Bout nothing but a hog.

And if his ham

Turns into spam

Terry ends up in a fog. . .

Here is another sad example which I, as a reader, might post you know where:

There's a pretty gal named Maven

Who face is not painted at the Salon

But outa bottles and bottles of Avon.

She says she's old

But her heart's of gold

This rouged and footnoted maiden.

(I leave it to someone else to rhyme citation with vibration etc etc etc)

And a third example which might show up in the

comments section of my favorite video producer/direction:

Janice blogs from Hampshire.

To prove she's no vampire

She carries a large amphora

of milk from a cow

she got just now ---

This Janice has an empire.

So enter by posting your blogger poet/poem lines by February 18.

Send me an email with the url.

The roundup will be then be posted

here at Hill Country on February 22.

Now what rhymes with the word country?

Get your rhyming pencils sharpened

and have a go at

BLOGGER POEMS!

Terry Thornton
email: hillcountrymonroecounty@gmail.com