I am proud to announce this contest showcasing Rachel Thompson. Rachel will be a guest on my blog on Thursday April 29, 2011. I will be giving away a copy of her new book in this very simple Easter contest. Ah…, the holidays, gotta love 'em.
Place your entries in the comments keeping in mind the rules, and deadline.
Deadline:
Have your entry posted in the comments by April 30, 2011 to win.
Prize:
The winner will receive a kindle copy of Rachel Thompson's new book A Walk in the Snark. This book has been getting great reviews, and you will definitely enjoy it.
Rules:
Write anything pertaining to Easter or at least mentioning it, in 200 words or less. It can be a post card, poem, or short story. I'm looking for originality, creativity, comedy, or scary. Please don't write anything preachy, although you can present something religious. You may post only two entries for this contest. Please include your e-mail, so I can contact you. If not make mention that it is located in your blog or website.
Also, please mention it in your blogs or Twitters so that we can get a good participation.
Hey I'm too busy writing my books and editing for others for the contest, but best wishes for a successful one. And thanks for stopping by my blog today. Let's stay in touch here in Bloggydom!
ReplyDeleteMarvin D Wilson, aka, The Old Silly
So here I sit, my hair a mess,
ReplyDeleteDressed up in my Sunday best
Preparing my très beau geste
In honor of a certain guest.
Quite the test I must confess!
But I've looked deep within my breast
And, as it is, I've been hard pressed
To craft a poem with that certain zest.
I must say I'm now obsessed
To find those words that are truly blessed.
Perhaps they're there -- beyond that crest,
Free-rhymed and versed with all the rest.
So now I'm off upon my quest
Heading east, er, was that west?
Close enough? :o)
The cat ate the easter bunny
ReplyDeleteThen went to Bugs who wanted too much money
Next he tried Roger but again it was a no go
As he was to busy with his own cartoon show
That pink rabbit that beats the drums
Going and Going wouldn't even give us some hums
Harvey was just a shadow that would follow us around
Only being found on the ground
Well thumper tried to help our cause
But he gave way to much applause
That white rabbit had to run
Checking his watch always late for something that needed to be done
But when I got home and used the loo
Stuffing is what I found between me and you
For I had be tricked by another
Not a brother or a mother
But by my sister who said I killed the real rabbit
Making me develop such a bad habit
So that is the short story of how I tried to replace
The Easter Bunny, who I thought I ate, with a new face
Phoenix pointed me this way and asked that I join in the fun. And I'm glad she did!
ReplyDeleteThe... um... Resurrection?
The rev'rend thought it might be fun
To have an Easter play
And give it to the kids to run
Cuz we were in his way.
On Easter when the curtain rose
The Rev let out a roar,
"That isn't how the story goes!"
And up when gasps galore.
Samantha, dressed up as a nun
Went into Jesus' tomb.
Tom said, "Hey, sister, take this gun.
There’s zombies in that room!"
But then Darth Vader blasted her
and Tommy shot him dead,
and Princess Jasmine (Jennifer)
cut off poor Tommy's head.
"A cowboy? No!" the Rev'rend cried
As Billy galloped in
With Snow White standing by his side
(but it was just Corinne).
A werewolf howled at the door
Before the curtain dropped.
We all yelled "Wait, we got tons more!"
As in the Bunny hopped.
The Rev looked like about to burst
And growled through his tears,
"This Easter, it’s the very worst
I’ve had in sixty years."
But someone started clapping then
And everyone joined in,
And then my dad screamed out "Amen!"
above the glorious din.
Sigh. I should know better than to invite people over who I meet at other parties.
ReplyDeleteThank you Peter for joining in.
ReplyDeleteThank you Phoenix for inviting others.
Thank you for visiting my blog and for your kind words about my newest poem "Epiphany". I have no Easter poems, I could plug in the word Easter into one of my old poems but that would be cheating. So I'll go back to my Word worksheet now and give it a try but I won't promise you a poem. Thanks again, have fun judging! A.M
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