This piece was written for the Terrible Poetry challenge centred on the Bard of Australia, Ern Malley . Can’t think who could have alerted the charming Ms Chelsea Owens to Ern’s stellar career.
‘Now is the winter of our wet cement’
quoth Lucy in her sty with diamonds in her silk-purse ears.
Meanwhile, in a battlefield far, far, away, Dicky Three hunched his back,
despairing at the sward strewn with sordid, sworded bodies in his path
and cried ‘A hearse, a hearse, my kingdom for a hearse’.
Hearing nothing but the sounds of silence he bellowed
‘Unleash the dogs of war. Out, damn-ed Spot and yes, you, Fido,
and you, frumious Bandersnatch.
And let no-one ask who let the dogs out.’
But alas, alack, the dud plan of attack now needed a patsy stone.
He roared so all could hear,
“Cry ‘Harry (and Meghan), England and Boy George’ ”
and hied himself to the tintantabulation of the belfry of Notre Dame.
Thus it was left to the immoral bard, TS (George) Eliot to record,
on a cold, bright day whan that Aprill with his shoures soote
and the clock was striking thirteen,
“This is the way the world ends,
not with a banger but a Wimpy burger.”
Six Crooked Highways 
You won my vote at Wimpy burger. But Lucy in the Sty! The Beatles sob uncontrollably warped lyrically.
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That’s just the acid kicking in after all these years 😉
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Now I know the secret to poetic imagery … *whispers* watch this space. 😜😍
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“This is the way the world ends,
not with a banger but a Wimpy burger.”
Truly moving. My fingers are still snapping. Also, “a pasty stone” is the name of my new band now. Thank you, kind sir.
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Once your band starts raking in the mega-millions, I’ll tell you which Swiss bank account to which you can forward my commission.
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Well word-played, squire.There is an over-arching element of gut truth to those golden words. And, after the Wimpy burger, I was truly moved…
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Brilliant!
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Thank you, it’s always good to know that you’ve made someone smile.
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Fantastic! Wonderful! I laughed out loud at least thrice, sir!
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Only thrice? Must try harder. Thanks, Chelsea 🙂
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😀 Aye, but thrice.
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Thanks, Vera, much appreciated.
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