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 |  Entries to Express It In Eight from September 2020 to the present . |
| The number of poems enforces the use of blog format with ten poems per page. |
 Gateway A trap set most plain in the path from the abyss, the iron ring invites unwary travellers on with a glimpse of the shining portal beyond. Yet who will dare the sudden grip of those jagged metal jaws? Line count: 8 Free verse For Express It In Eight, 06.30.23 Prompt: As per illustration. |
| A Basket A tisket, a tasket, I’ve lost my little basket, so sang my father, though he never went further and I never learned, or even discerned, what caused his great loss and made him so cross. Line count: 8 Rhymed aabb For Express It In Eight, 06.28.23 Prompt: Write a poem about a basket. |
| Haunted The house is empty now, drained of life and living, the dark night filling the spaces once bright with joy and laughter. Now a shadow lingers on, boards creak and cobwebs drape, uneasiness guards shuttered lips, and fear engulfs the soul. Line count: 8 Free verse For Express It In eight, 06.27.23 Prompt: Uneasiness. |
| Yo Ho Ho “Aye, aye, my eye” I said as the captain came on board, bejewelled with golden thread and ceremonial sword. “Stand easy man, I’m no better than you, my name is Stan,” he said as he eyed the crew. Line count: 8 Rhymed abab For Express It In Eight, 06.26.23 Prompt: “Eye” used as a noun and a verb. |
| Zero Zero is to modern math a burning flame, the one true path, there was a time when we had no nought, from India we had it brought. Now the Romans are over the hill, they never knew the wonders of nil; the number of our nothings grows until we’re swimming in a sea of dough. Line count: 8 Rhymed aabb For Express It In Eight, 06.25.23 Prompt: Zero. |
| Capgras Insurance Scheme Capgras Insurance Scheme, replacement of like for like, it’s not so as you’d know that this Johnny’s not your tyke. He looks just the same, in fact, he’s a double, the only difference being he’s demonstrably less trouble! Line count: 8 Rhymed abcb For Express It In eight, 06.24.23 Prompt: Capgras Syndrome - the belief that someone, or something, close to you has been replaced by an exact duplicate. |
 The Butterfly Ball Tiddles disguised as a butterfly attended the butterfly ball; I should have warned and explained why, they bake with pollen - that’s all. Their pancakes are really petals, not suitable fare for a cat; the tea is made from a nettle, and the flour is just flower and that’s that! Line count: 8 Rhymed abab For Express It In Eight, 06.23.23 |
| Leather Leather belt makes my midriff melt leather couch makes my legs go ouch leather shoe makes you all go ooh leather life is a sign of strife for the cow at least (it’s a useful beast). Line count: 8 (+2) Rhymed couplets For Express It In Eight, 06.22.23 Prompt: Write a leathery poem. |
| River The river is a wondrous thing, it makes a ge-o-grapher sing, that such a mighty, moving throng of droplets joined in current strong should start as little raindrops frail, or snowflakes mild, or stinging hail, united on this parchèd earth to flowing symbol of rebirth. Line count: 8 Rhymed aabbccdd, all lines of eight syllables For Express It In Eight, 06.21.23 Prompt: National Rivers Month. |
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