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Anagram Rhymes

June 23rd, 2019 · 2 Comments

Here’s another new poetic constraint: the anagram rhyme. As the name says, anagrams are treated as rhymes. Here are seven examples:

Whenever we go out, the post
Beside the park is still the spot
Where our retriever always opts
To tug upon his leash and stop.

The life of urban man is tame:
He earns his wage; he cheers his team;
He swigs his beer; he eats his meat;
He quarrels with his chosen mate.

When he complained about the rates,
The agent shot him with a taser.
A crowd of idlers stopped to stare
And ridicule him for his tears.

The kitchen strictly must debar
The men who knead and bake the bread
From working with their faces bared,
Especially those who wear a beard.

Escape from all the city’s bustle,
And stop to sniff the blooming bluets;
For their aroma is so subtle,
Their pigmentation quite the bluest.

The savvy goose and cautious gander
Knew not to wander from the garden.
Beyond the paling, there was danger,
For that was where the foxes ranged.

The poet who had once aspired
To be admired and widely praised
Now wipes his kids and changes diapers
In resignation and despair.

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2 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Win // Jul 11, 2019 at 2:15 am

    Brilliant!

  • 2 Doug // Jul 11, 2019 at 8:52 am

    Thank you!