Rhyme Time

Official Notice: Thank you to everyone who participated in this not-so-sublime Rhyme Time. I will post the "winners" of yours truly's book by the end of the week. The poems are hilarious and wonderful. It was a blast. In the meantime, I'll be temporarily surrendering the blog microphone to Ms. Emily Rabbit for her rants and raves on Animal Wednesday.

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I like to rhyme. Sometimes I make up songs and rhyme the lyrics as I go along and shout them out in or out of the shower.
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For some reason this morning I thought about the words “shower” and “flower” and thought that would be a good start for a poem. When I do this I often go through the alphabet and see what words also rhyme.
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Power.
Tower.
Sour.
Scour.
Devour.
Hour.
Flour.
Empower.
Our.
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And sometimes I move on to double or triple words:
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People Power
Rain Shower
Rush Hour
Whole Wheat Flour
Whiskey Sour
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I sometimes mutter a phrase: Take a shower, Build a Flower, Sweet trumps sour.
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And sooner or later I have written or am singing a poem that may or may not be interesting.
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So why am I saying all this?
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Well, I’d like company.
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How about joining me? Use any of the words listed above, or any others that rhyme with shower, flower, (uh, even “now or”…) and I will award a copy of my newly published book, The Light Stays On, to the first two people who write a poem with at least six lines that rhyme, preferably eight (or more if you're on a roll).

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Plus I will award an additional book for one poem that I deem the best of the bunch.

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Come on, why not write a poem today? Maybe afterwards you can sing it outloud. And maybe it will make you laugh or get something off your chest.
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Here’s a hint: forget your age. You’re better off doing this as a fifth grader. Play around. It works a whole lot better that way.
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Meanwhile, here’s your bribe of a prize: