Clerihew Gates

Oh, you know you agree!

 

Computer kid whiz was he

Intelligence created a billionaire to be

I know you help others but it is only a tease

I really wish you would give some to me, please

Author's Note

Mr. Sal, did I do it right? ;0)

Reviews

[Jonathan Bryant Dean]

You gave it a good go,
Without being in the know
from me to you,
about clerihew,
I can tell you where to go.

Here is a brief explanation copied from the text at this website: Clerihew: Online Encyclopedia

A clerihew is a humorous verse, rather similar to a limerick, that generally uses the name of a well known person at the end of the first or second line. The form was invented by and is named for Edmund Clerihew Bentley. The clerihew is usually whimsical, showing the subject from an unusual point of view. It is hardly ever satirical or abusive, and unlike the limerick, it is not often obscene. The form includes four free verse lines with irregular, prose-like rhythm, with two pairs of rhymes (aabb).

Culturally, the form has encouraged a Nash-like use of strained metre and rhyme for humorous effect, as can be seen in some of the examples below.

Edmund Clerihew Bentley
Worked swiftly if not gently,
Tracking murderers down by a hidden clew
In whodunit and clerihew.

[R J Askew]

Hi, Bill Gates here! I've left $1-mln for you from my poor poets' foundation in Swiss bank account number ...

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[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Oh this is so cool... you got that right he has enough to spread it around, after all we all helped make him rich by buying his products... a very humorous but true piece.

[bailish]

Humorous read. I liked the title you created for this, also.

[Fran Marie]

Very well penned in both form and content~

THanks for sharing ~Fran Marie

[universalove]

i want some to. i like it also