Forum Poem

Any Forummers fancy a dabble at writing a very long poem?

Basically, I start it off. You lot add verses and see how long it runs for. World record maybe?

There are some basic rules though (aren't there always), which go as follows;

1. All verses should follow the same sort of beat.

2. All verses should contain 4 lines and rhyme as follows, LINES 1+2 rhyme, LINES 3+4 rhyme. (you'll see from my opening verse).

3. No comments, corrections, quotes, personal insults or tantrums.

4. There is a sister thread for any comments or queries called FORUM POEM COMMENTS, please use this.

5. When composing your verse(s), try to make any change in direction, subject as subtle as possible.

GOOD LUCK TO US ALL:thumbsup:

HERE GOES!!!

A FORUM POEM

On seven hills she proudly stands

On tired legs she puts demands

Her wooded vales and idle streams

Hold secret tales of childhood dreams

Neath tree and rock where nature hides

And many a miller's soul abides

A tiny piece of heaven greets

The refugee from busy streets

But yet do we the chosen few

Appreciate this wonderous view?

We answer yes, but yet feel bitter

That some scumbag has dumped his litter

A student town, this hilly place

can the new bods hack the pace

out of breath, all up n'down

tis knackering to walk this town

A wonderful city we love and share,

Even the trendies with their stupid hair,

As for the rubbish we can only titter,

That it was dropped there by some punk-arse-splitter.

Variety is the spice of life some do say,

No shortage of which in the Sheffield of today,

A mixture on the streets of colours and creeds,

And safer to live in than Manchester or Leeds.

So to the forum, for it needs a mention,

An interesting place, Geoff Bowens invention,

Be it a thread on poetry, work or a flat,

Or just pop in for the on-line chat.

The fifth largest city in all of the land

The place of the birth of the Human League band

The home of The Blades and The Owls and the Sharks

The in-place to come if you like lots of parks.

We have Heeley Bottom but no Heeley Top

And Highfields and Lowfields but Middlefields, not.

Lowedges we have but Highedges, oh no

Except outside houses where't privet's 'oergrown.

A great city centre with markets and stalls

Pavements covered wi ' squashed chewing gum balls

Pavement pizzas 'ont Moor late at night

And Broken bottles reflect the moonlight

But this is the place, the place where I'm from

The city who's back-to-back houses are gone

And in their places flat acres of space

Leisure facilities - but no human race.

The Sheffield folk now have a forum

Its content though can oft' times bore 'em

Discussion there is seldom convivial

They prefer to talk of matters trivial

My Favourite Colour/Drink is now the banter

I like red, or is it blue? Do I swig Pepsi, or maybe Fanta?

You’re a lifelong Blade, or perhaps an Owl

If you get too aggro, the mods cry "foul!"

New Labour saved us from the Tories

But let’s forget those horror stories

T’was Thatcher helped our city die

Yet “I’m all right Jack” is now the cry

So throw out those commas, don’t check that spelling

We’ll just ignore the scholars' yelling

Let’s write in Text Speak when we can

Ten years of schooling down the pan

City was icy cold ten years ago

Six foot deep was the snow

Winter's milder now - how strange

For that we must thank climate change

The best rocking place in town to meet

Is the Classic Rock Bar with its ACDC beat

You can find it at the foot of the Road of Ecclesall

Pop in any time, it's more fun than Meadowhall

We stock Fosters, Smooth, Kronenbourg and Stella

Guinness, real ale, Woodpecker and Miller

Many bottles are a pound including Lambrini

Every night in the week there's a band playing for free

It's the unofficial home of Sheffield Forum

Where we all meet up and have a bit of fun

The next Forum meet is on Sunday the 28th

Looking forward to seeing you all, I just cannot wait!

At Sheffield we have 2 unis here,

The rivalry between them is often clear.

Hallam is the younger one of the two,

But the students there behave like they were born in a zoo.

Sheffield Uni is a traditional red-brick institution,

But what does this mean? There is often confusion.

You may prefer Hallam, with a more modern outlook,

But many would say teaching there's poor as hell.

There are many ways to get to Sheffield where I am,

You can travel by bus, by car, train or tram.

But one thing I'd question, (that's if I'm able),

Should we really have to travel by cars on a cable?

Supertram Supertram..........not long now,

I can see you coming and anticipate how

you'll sooth me as always with warmth and bright light

steal me away from the darkness of night.

And so homeward bound, up the road, down the hill.

Gone from my bones the cold winter chill.

Now i'm sat down I feel ready to drop!

Bleep! Bleep! Bleep! OOPS! That was my stop.

Just out of town we can boast Meadowhall

Where once stood our steel works, dirty and tall

Gone are the furnaces, hammers and mills

Replaced by consumers, queueing at tills.

A place for the hardy folk rolling in cash

Where a fortune in earnings is gone in a flash

Where posers with mobiles are seeking perfection

They barge you and bump you, they can't change direction.

And if you survive this unhealthy onslaught

Of ignorant folk with the junk they have bought

You can always visit Oasis for peace

And chew on a well-earned burger (with grease).