Satire

A poem written for TBRC Collage Contest using verses from the poems of 6 renowned poets.

Rough words beget sad thoughts, … and, beside,
I must not laugh nor weep sins and be wise.
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Scorn their counsel, scorn their pother.
To the satire I've penned,
A mighty lesson we inherit.
Percy Bysshe Shelley (line 1)
John Donne (line 2)
John Keats (line 3)
Samuel Johnson (line 4)
Thomas Gray (line 5)
Lord Byron (line 6)

Author's Note

The concept of the contest was so absorbing I couldn't stop myself from trying my hand at it a second time even though just one submission was allowed. A special thank you to Helena for creating a wonderful contest! :)

Reviews

[Sheila Kline]

Bushra,
"Satire" is a very nice entry for the contest. The collection you have gathered is an interesting mix!
And thank you for inspiring Helena to give us two more entries-though the first is the one considered for an award!

[Bushra Naqshbandi]

Thank you so much Sheila! :)

[Helena]

Dear Sheila,

Please read my comment on Bushra's post.

What do you think of the idea of making this challenge ongoing?

[Sheila Kline]

As a total "sucker" for doing an antithesis, or an expanded write, etc. I love the idea!! It would be a wonderful way to open our horizons to new poets and their works. As I mentioned, in this I discovered how much I adore the work of Amy Lowell - I was totally unfamiliar with her but I was looking for that "perfect" line and there it was in one of her poems!!

[Helena]

Sheila,

I appreciate your thoughts on this and am in complete agreeance!

read moreSheila,

I appreciate your thoughts on this and am in complete agreeance!

So it's settled.....the 2nd ongoing Challenge here....the first being Tovli's!!


Many thanks !!

Helena :)

[Helena]

For some reason I don't think the "read more" gizmo didn't work. I will email you later Sheila

[Helena]

You know what Bushra, as a favour to you and the others I will change the number of submissions to three (3)! Just for you!

Wonderful "Collage" indeed. So glad you had fun!

Go and write two more!! :))

Helena :)

[Bushra Naqshbandi]

Thanks a lot Helena both for the review as well as the increase in the number of entries for the contest. The contest is by far the best I've seen on writerscafe. :)

[Helena]

Dear Bushra,

Awww, that's sweet of you to say.

I am thinking of making this a permanent fixture at TBRC, making it also a PEER VOTING challenge.

Any thoughts Bushra and Sheila?

Thank you!

[Bushra Naqshbandi]

I think it's a great idea. The more we read the work of others, the better we'll write. It'll help us to grow and as I've said so many times by now, compiling the poem is so much fun. :)