Ah, now this is better than Tweeting. Many of us love the annual bouts-rimés competition, so good luck with this one
Jayne
COMPETITION NO 173
by Tessa Castro
So it’s back to dear old verse, and time for this year’s bouts-rimés. A poem of 16 lines, please, using as rhymes these words in order: trader, seas, nadir, these, haggard, hurled, staggered, world, tarnished, away, garnished, they, eaten, regard, sweeten, nard.
Entries to ‘Competition No 173’ by post (The Oldie, 65 Newman Street, London W1T 3EG), fax (020 7436 8804) or email
comps@theoldie.co.uk by 7th February 2014.