Last month I wrote a simple poem that I read at the River View....it was a prize poem. It went well with the exception that no-one got the answers right! So this month I wrote a new poem and made it much easier (or so I thought), here it is. The lines in bold are the lines people had to tell me the answer to. So can you tell me who wrote them (and/or from which poem they come)?
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Ther...

Tuesday 8th December 2009 1:53 pm

'Famous' Last Words

by Martin Nelson

This is the prize puzzle poem, as read at November's RVOM. It is created from adapted famous last words. There are 10 sets of famous last words, can you guess what they are and/or who uttered them?
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Last Words,
For most of us what will they be?
"What bus?"
"Ouch"
Or simply: "Shit"
And what of 'Famous' last words?
Of friends applauding when the comedy is over?
Going to sleep?
Of...

Monday 9th November 2009 1:55 am

Powerful Politics

by Martin Nelson

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Okay, so I've read this in many places and is my response to the absolute crap that our politians spew lately.

Powerful Politics

Fascist Faggots,
Fudge their Finances,
Failing an Unfulfilled, Frigid,
Electorate.

Easily these Eggheaded,
Egregious, Eediots,
Allocate Approving,
Bright and Beautiful,
Magic Money,
To Greedy, Gregarious,
Bloated Bigwigs.

Carefully, and Cautiously,...

Saturday 2nd May 2009 7:56 pm

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