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Contests : Wergle Flomp Free Poetry Contest : Past Winners : 2007 : Julie Henson
ODE TO MY REMOTE CONTROL
Ah! Plastic box that lies just out of reach,
Many-buttoned friend of I and I;
I long to touch you and to massage each
Button, nipple-like, before I die.
You are the thing I live for, you and whisky,
Single malt, of course, not on the rocks.
Sometimes on Wednesdays I feel so frisky
And then, on Thursdays I must wash my socks.
When you are cracked and old, your batteries dead,
I will not chuck you in the rubbish bin!
Oh no, Not I, not I, Oh No! I said,
I'll probably hide you in the biscuit tin.
Sent as a joke to The Famous Poets Society, this poem won an honorable mention in the 2007 Wergle Flomp humor poetry contest sponsored by Winning Writers. Author Julie Henson received a cash prize of $72.95.
About Julie Henson
I used to live in riches in Oxford, England but escaped that and now live in near-poverty on the Gulf of St. Tropez in France. Seriously, once my daughter reached 18 I decided to get out of a responsible life with a pension plan and a lawnmower—and have a shot at realizing my dream to become a full-time writer. My daughter came with me—which is great, we’re best friends.
I am materially poor compared to my previous life—but oh so much happier! I am writing full-time. I call myself a writer these days. My métier is full-length screenplays. The BBC like my work, my style and my ideas and have solicited my next screenplay, which I have just finished. Recently a French producer asked me to translate my first screenplay into French.
So, things are looking up.
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