White Rabbits! An entry by Jeff Brechlin that won a Washington Post Style Invitational contest held in March 2006 (alas, their search archives prior to 2005 are behind a paywall or I'd link to it directly) is making the rounds again thanks to BoingBoing, and I thought Mom would appreciate it:
The Fervid Hokey Poke
O proud left foot, that ventures quick within
Then soon upon a backward journey lithe.
Anon, once more the gesture, then begin:
Command sinistral pedestal to writhe.
Commence thou then the fervid Hokey-Poke,
A mad gyration, hips in wanton swirl.
To spin! A wilde release from Heaven's yoke.
Blessed dervish! Surely canst go, girl.
The Hoke, the Poke -- banish now thy doubt
Verily, I say, 'tis what it's all about.
As a bonus, however, I was able to find Brechlin's Picture of Dorian Grape, which won another Style Invitational way back in May of 2006...
The Fervid Hokey Poke
O proud left foot, that ventures quick within
Then soon upon a backward journey lithe.
Anon, once more the gesture, then begin:
Command sinistral pedestal to writhe.
Commence thou then the fervid Hokey-Poke,
A mad gyration, hips in wanton swirl.
To spin! A wilde release from Heaven's yoke.
Blessed dervish! Surely canst go, girl.
The Hoke, the Poke -- banish now thy doubt
Verily, I say, 'tis what it's all about.
As a bonus, however, I was able to find Brechlin's Picture of Dorian Grape, which won another Style Invitational way back in May of 2006...
1 comments:
If you like these winning Style Invitational entries from Jeff Brechlin -- both the Hokey Pokey sonnet and the Dorian Grape photo -- you're sure to like the similar stuff that the Invitational publishes every week -- and Jeff is still contributing. You can see this week's and a number of previous contests at washingtonpost.com/StyleInvitational.
Best,
Pat Myers
The Empress of The Style Invitational
myersp@washpost.com
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