{"id":108,"date":"2016-10-12T10:49:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T10:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montyake.pirat.uk\/?p=108"},"modified":"2017-12-12T18:17:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T18:17:09","slug":"sim-ill-arse-hounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montyake.pirat.uk\/?p=108","title":{"rendered":"Sim ill arse hounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another Creative Writing challenge was to produce something where the first line was the same as the last line. Inspired by nonsense poems, I tried to create a series of near-limericks that have the same first and last lines – but also, these repeated lines sound almost identical to the next poem’s first and last lines when recited aloud (Holorimes!<\/em>). Have you ever misheard, “What’s up, player?” as “What supple layer!”? Then I hope you enjoy these…<\/p>\n

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Sim ill arse hounds.<\/b><\/p>\n

Similar Sounds.<\/p>\n

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A bard bred with a beetle,<\/p>\n

A baby was born, curled and fetal,<\/p>\n

With seventeen toes,<\/p>\n

And a penchant for prose,<\/p>\n

A bard bred with a beetle.<\/p>\n

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A barred bread with a Beatle,<\/p>\n

Ringo took his loaf to a free till,<\/p>\n

The cashier to the stars,<\/p>\n

Said, \u201cthis bread has got bars!\u201d<\/p>\n

A barred bread with a Beatle.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEye-sore\u201d, a socket said, \u201cibble\u201d,<\/p>\n

A sentient house? Incred-ible!<\/p>\n

The toilet felt drained,<\/p>\n

The windows felt pained,<\/p>\n

\u201cEye-sore\u201d, a socket said, \u201cibble\u201d.<\/p>\n

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I saw a sock, it\u2019s edible,<\/p>\n

And truly, I fancy a nibble,<\/p>\n

For I\u2019m fond of cheeses,<\/p>\n

And fungal diseases,<\/p>\n

I saw a sock, it\u2019s edible.<\/p>\n

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Go to said sofa, Sophia,<\/p>\n

The floor is lava in Ikea,<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t go for that urn,<\/p>\n

Or you\u2019ll surely burn,<\/p>\n

Go to said sofa, Sophia.<\/p>\n

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Goat who said, \u201cSo far, so fear\u201d,<\/p>\n

Was not an avid mountaineer,<\/p>\n

With a bad fear of heights,<\/p>\n

Constantly causing frights,<\/p>\n

Goat who said, \u201cSo far, so fear\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBeef redux, four steaks a weigh!\u201d<\/p>\n

Our butcher cried out yesterday,<\/p>\n

As he never did learn,<\/p>\n

\u2018Reduce\u2019 wasn\u2019t \u2018Return\u2019,<\/p>\n

\u201cBeef redux, four steaks a weigh!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Be free ducks – Force takes away,<\/p>\n

A mallard mixed in a mel\u00e9e,<\/p>\n

Had freedom until<\/p>\n

He was caught by the Bill,<\/p>\n

Be free ducks – Force takes away.<\/p>\n

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Au fait? Deduct Oberon? What a culler!<\/p>\n

Play with no principle parts? Without pallor!<\/p>\n

Mechanicals? Gone!<\/p>\n

Lovers young? Not-a-one!<\/p>\n

Au fait? Deduct Oberon? What a culler!<\/p>\n

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Oh, faded October on watercolour,<\/p>\n

Some may say days are darker and duller,<\/p>\n

But autumns of old,<\/p>\n

Were all beauty and gold,<\/p>\n

Oh, faded October on watercolour.<\/p>\n

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One\u2019s attitude – star tumescence,<\/p>\n

Of pompous and prideful essence,<\/p>\n

Bombast without ends,<\/p>\n

And not many friends,<\/p>\n

One\u2019s attitude, star tumescence.<\/p>\n

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Once at it, you\u2019d start to mess Ents,<\/p>\n

Whilst putting up hammocks and tents,<\/p>\n

Take heed as I warn,<\/p>\n

Never camp in Fangorn,<\/p>\n

Once at it, you\u2019d start to mess Ents.<\/p>\n

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The route is: by sea go, stupid,<\/p>\n

And then catch a train to Madrid,<\/p>\n

For planes are a pain,<\/p>\n

And the sea surrounds Spain.<\/p>\n

The route is: by sea go, stupid.<\/p>\n

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The rude despise ego, stoop id.<\/p>\n

For the superego never did,<\/p>\n

Lead a person astray,<\/p>\n

Or get in the way.<\/p>\n

The rude despise ego, stoop id.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTwo, too, to Tooting, land fare.\u201d<\/p>\n

The conductor was caught unaware,<\/p>\n

For the 19:03<\/p>\n

Only served Battersea!<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo, too, to Tooting, land fare.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cToot-toot-toot-toot!\u201d England fayre,<\/p>\n

Filled with pistons and engines and flare,<\/p>\n

\u201cSee the wonder of steam,<\/p>\n

The Victorian dream, at the<\/p>\n

Toot-toot-toot-toot! England Fayre!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another Creative Writing challenge was to produce something where the first line was the same as the last line. Inspired by nonsense poems, I tried to create a series of near-limericks that have the same first and last lines – but also, these repeated lines sound almost identical to the next poem’s first and last Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/montyake.pirat.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/montyake.pirat.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/montyake.pirat.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montyake.pirat.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montyake.pirat.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/montyake.pirat.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136,"href":"https:\/\/montyake.pirat.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions\/136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/montyake.pirat.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montyake.pirat.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montyake.pirat.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}