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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
By Edward Lear

I

The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
   In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
   Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
   And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
    What a beautiful Pussy you are,
         You are,
         You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"

II

Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl!
   How charmingly sweet you sing!
O let us be married! too long we have tarried:
   But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
   To the land where the Bong-Tree grows
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
   With a ring at the end of his nose,
             His nose,
             His nose,
   With a ring at the end of his nose.

III

"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
   Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."
So they took it away, and were married next day
   By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
   Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
   They danced by the light of the moon,
             The moon,
             The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem WITHOUT one letter of the alphabet.
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JANUARY 2021 CONTEST:

We get a bit more creative for the second prompt this month.  The Week 3-4 prompt is now open for submissions.  Again, you will be allowed two poems for this prompt.  If you have not submitted your prompts for Week 1-2 you still have until the end of the month.  Check out our contest book for full details.

This month we are going to ZIP, ZAP, ZOOM in to the new year with a silly fun futuristic contest using onomatopoeias.  The contest book's name is "A Whizz Bang Future" and in it you can find all the details for this contest.  Be sure to spread the word to your friends and followers.

POEM-A-WEEK:

Starting January 1, 2021, we will be starting the challenge over again, so anyone that would like to either continue participating or join in anew, please let us know as we will start with a new participants list.  I have some new ideas to spice up the challenge for next year, so I encourage everyone to join in!!

POEM A WEEK CHALLENGE:

The purpose of this challenge is to simply encourage writing, taking the time, at least once a week, to get a poem from your brain on to paper.

HERE IS HOW IT WILL WORK:

1. Anyone that would like to join in needs to use and existing book or create a new book on  their profile to post their poems in.

2. Send us a PM with a link to the book you will be using and let us know that you have joined the challenge.

3. We will post the cover of your book in the Chatter as well as here to let others know that you are participating.

4. Send us copies of your poems at least once a month, to post here in this collection.

5. Check the Pub Chatter 7th Edition each week for prompts for the challenge.  The prompts given in the Chatter are only suggestions, you can always write any kind of poem that you like for this challenge.

2021 Poem-a-Week Participants

A Paintbucket of Words by nubivagant_words

Genteel Reveries of an Outrié Poetess by MystresMyna

Petals of a Rose by Alkymarz

A New Leaf by most_bay

Five Drops of Ink by je2suisChris

Please stop by and check out their books, show them some Poets Pub love!

IF I MISSED ANYONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST!

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Poem-a-Week Prompt
Week Three Prompt
Write a BLITZ poem that starts with the phrase,
"Back to the future."
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JANUARY 2021 CONTEST:

The first contest of the year is open and eagerly awaiting your submissions. This prompt for this month is, "A Bartender's Best Night". You have the entire month to get your stories in! You will need to head over to the contest book to get the full details of this month's challenge.

If you know anyone who would be interested in this challenge, then send them on over to the Saloon.

Every month there will be a new contest posted along with a couple words to use in your story. The stories will completely vary in genres. Check out the contest book for more details!

Come on by and support your fellow Pubbers by reading, voting, and commenting, and then consider to join in as well!!

Busted Gulch Vol. 15 Update:

BG has grown quite a lot. New characters have joined the plot. What will this new volume hold in store. You have to check it out if you want to know more.  Please remember to add volume 15 to your library so you don't miss out on any of the fun

A Collaboration of authors from around the globe. A western written in poetry and prose. Where the fun continues in the comments as the characters roll play, what they think of each chapter posted.

This Week's Update:

Jacob and Jasper had a discussion about Rue, both having difference of opinions. Jacob was furious but he would not fight him at his place of work. After Brody saw Lady run past the Sheriff's office, he rushed to the stables. A quick conversation with Petra had him soon saddling Knight to chase after Lady. Raven, after being pulled around, drove his elbows in the man's teeth, the same man that dragged him.

Thank you MysteriousDryad for another great BG update.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about the sound of a cat's purr.
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December Challenge:
We hope to have a new challenge for you soon!!

This week I thought we would look at some fun and interesting poetry facts:

*The longest poem on record, is the epic poem from India, Mahabharata.  It is believed to have been written around the 4th century BC and has more than 1.8 million words.

*The German poet Gottlob Burmann disliked the letter "r" so much that he wrote 130 poems without the use of the letter "r".  It is also said he disliked it so much that he even removed it from his speech for the last 17 years of his life.  I suppose this means he didn't even say his last name.

*Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. His name is derived from the French chausseur, meaning "shoemaker", and in 1998, an original printing of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales sold at auction for $7.4 million.

*Metrophobia is the fear of poetry.  The word was first used sometime in the mid 1980's and there are therapy treatments for it.

*Edward Lear's poem "The Owl and the Pussycat" was inspired by his cat, Foss. When Mr. Lear had to move, he had his house replicated to make is easier for Floss to adjust to the move.

I hope everyone finds creative inspiration this week, in the world around you.  Look to the good in humanity to inspire you to pay forward kindness and love.  You never know how much a kind word or loving gesture will mean to someone. 

And remember to keep those pens and keyboards flying!!

Cheers from you Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna

P.S. – Children's Poetry Corner by BB

Write a poem using all 5 senses.