for prohibition

[randolph]

for prohibition by the
Commission for the Regulation of Amateur Poetry (CRAP)

any and all colour
any and all celestial bodies
              (or descriptions thereof)

any and all beaches,
forests, cities, oceans, birds,
beasts, critters and
crustaceans

any and all dictators
(especially German ones),
despots, or the
             offspring of God
any and all dirty habits,
guilty secrets or
             sexual peccadilloes

any and all rows,
divorces, deaths, famines,
wars, droughts
             and other
joyous occasions

the personal pronoun,
the past tense

the past in general

any and all foodstuffs,
beverages,
personal grooming products
              or bodily fluids

any and all natural disasters,
ecological phenomena or
weather systems
              (especially thunderstorms)

any and all memoir
propaganda
falsehood
dogma
error
ego
id

got that?

now write
your bloody poem

[Mark H]

Very good. Amusing and well written.

Personally I would have liked deviant sexual proclivities instead of sexual peccadilloes; but ho hum.

[John Yamrus]

bingo!  excellent!  good stuff!

[eric]

agree with john!  although i do like Mark's sex bit.

[Amie]

brilliant - loved it!

[Lew Charles]

Can't really accept prohibition.

Like it, Randolph.

[Biola]

Hi Randolph,
came, read, hmmm. nodded, remembered my red necked lizard, nodded again, stuck the pencil in my mouth , opened my eyes wide, smiled
no
I do not have
a bloody
Poeeeeem!
like this!
thanks Randolph( by the way that is my jealous rage)
biola

[randolph]

crikey if we all start being nice to each other how will we have any fun??   

seriously, thanks for all the positive comments folks, very encouraging