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Category: Poetry

  • Entering Chel Owen’s Terrible Poetry Contest – 3 Attempts

    Entering Chel Owen’s Terrible Poetry Contest – 3 Attempts

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23691 – 1230 Here’s The Haps: One of the large number of blogs I follow, Chel Owens, runs an occasional “Terrible Poetry Contest” where the rules are normally made by the previous winner. This particular contest is a bit different because she makes the rules (You can read them here if…

  • Da Winnah!  Terrible Poetry Contest!

    Da Winnah! Terrible Poetry Contest!

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23344 – 1187 Hi all, Here’s The Haps: Back on December 14, I told you about my entering Chel Owens’ Terrible Poetry Contest. I made 4 entries and I won with my version of “What child is this?” What Child Is This What child is this, who scrapes…

  • 4 Submissions For Chel Owens “Terrible Poetry Contest” – Holiday Edition

    4 Submissions For Chel Owens “Terrible Poetry Contest” – Holiday Edition

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23322 – 1184 Here’s The Haps: One of the large number of blogs I follow, Chel Owens, runs an occasional “Terrible Poetry Contest” where the rules are made by the previous winner. This one is a bit different because she has made the rules and you can read…

  • The New Toe – A Review Sort Of Thingy

    The New Toe – A Review Sort Of Thingy

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22529 – 860 Here’s the haps: Back in August 2020, I did an Award Winning Wednesday and introduced you to The Lonely Meatball by A.J. McGregor. I really have enjoyed her blog, even though she’s had to cut back on the time she spends doing it. There’s something…

  • Blogging A – Z Challenge 2021:  V Is For The Villanelle Of The Villainous Villain L

    Blogging A – Z Challenge 2021: V Is For The Villanelle Of The Villainous Villain L

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22361 – 825: Here’s the haps: My dear fans, friends, fiends, foes, foundlings, frolicking freaks, and other nice assorted people, I went looking back to find the post where I tried my hand at writing a poem in the villanelle form. Some of you have been with me…

  • John and Simon Take It On the Road

    John and Simon Take It On the Road

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22333 – 801: Here’s the haps: John and Simon Take It On the Road – By Herb When Simon was a little baby Sittin’ on his daddy’s knee He picked up a pencil and a piece of graph paper and said, I’m going to make something keen Lord,…

  • A Couple Of Short Poems I found In The Files

    A Couple Of Short Poems I found In The Files

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22149 – 721: Sometimes when it’s getting late or I don’t have any inspiration, or like the guy in the cartoon above my muse just isn’t working, I go traipsing through the archives and files trying to find something I’d like to present to you, Gentle Reader.…

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