Spectator competition winners: Grave thoughts

In Competition No. 3139 you were invited to submit a four-line verse epitaph for a well-known person, living or dead.

There was lots of waspish wit on show this week, often deployed at the expense of our elected representatives. Many entries ran along similar lines to this one, from Steve Baldock, though not all of them took the Donald as their subject:

DonaldTrump.Lying,still.

It wasn’t just politicians under the spotlight. Some competitors turned their attention closer to home. Here’s Philip Machin:

They laid awaiting her critique,Upon her desk arrayed,The myriad entries, strong and weak,That Lucy’s eyes surveyed.

And Jeremy Harris:

Basil ran some diverse rhymes,In the Speccie, many times,Now Basil’s earthly race is run,Lucy’s comps will be less fun.

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Druin Burch

Lucy Letby and the killer nurse I worked with

On a more cheery note, honourable mentions go to Frank Upton and David Shields and the winners are rewarded with £9 per epitaph printed.