Lucy Vickery presents this week’s competition
In Competition No. 2681 you were invited to submit a treble clerihew about a public figure who was prominent in 2009 or 2010.
Jaspistos, who ran a similar competition some years ago, noted that it was E.C. Bentley’s son, the author and illustrator Nicolas Bentley, who invented the double clerihew form. Examples of the treble are difficult to track down; my predecessor was breaking new ground with this assignment.
Honourable mentions to John O’Byrne and Frank Osen. Shorter entries mean space for more winners this week. Those printed below are rewarded with £20 each. W.J. Webster storms home with the bonus fiver for the second week in a row. Bravo!
Boris Johnson
Has the presence, fans say, of Charles Bronson—
The ’tache part being played by his thatch,
Natch.
Johnson, Boris
Quite likes quoting Horace,
But not his view of the mob,
Which would make him sound rather a snob.
Mayor BoJo
Occasionally misplaces his mojo:
But it’s magic the way he escapes
From scrapes.
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