Décima: Scansion Challenge

Décima: Scansion Practice/Challenge

Posted 04-16-2002 to PFFA.

Our Uncle Clive said only “piss”
in working out unpublished lines,
in drafts so rough the only signs
of humor came from using this
vulgarity. We sorely miss
the British sheen of style and wit
he once displayed. The thought of it!
His brow, a mix of high and low,
transfixed us. It was pure (although
our Uncle Clive once used a “shit.”)

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Posted 04-19-2002 to PFFA.

All lackeys in this thread should hail
my poem's presence. Don't you see?
The crap was introduced by me,
by Weathering, the son of Dale!
No toilet, outhouse, sturdy pail
or bedpan would be full without
my contribution. Damn the lout
who dares decree another post
the winner! I propose a toast:
to me! Now, throw your praise about.

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This is taken out of context, so click the link in the title to see the challenge.
Not for the -- poetically or metrically -- squeamish.