Anna made fun of the dearly departed,
Barry was no fun 'cos he always farted.
Charlotte made needlepoint filled with obscenities,
Dave couldn't come without proper "amenities."
Esther would pester her grandma for cash,
Frank loved nothing more than to pass on his rash.
Gina had several boyfriends she juggled;
Henry got caught with the cocaine he'd smuggled.
Ian had problems with his motivation,
Janice was lazy with no occupation.
Kitty had piercings that horrified yuppies,
Lizzy on rampages slew helpless puppies.
Mandy embezzled all the funds that she could,
Nelly hung out with the boyz n the hood.
Otis sat down with his bourbon and rye,
Paula put mustard and cream on a pie.
Quentin was gleeful when put into traction ,
Randy got handy with night-time wrist action.
Sam just ran til he could run no more,
Turner was and remained a damn bore.
Una would sooner pilfer than graft,
Vera was keener on her own witchcraft.
Wayne spent a year and a half on a boat,
Xu Mei swallowed balloons but still couldn't float.
 |
Each line was contributed by a different member of the forum and the poems were constructed over a span of a few months. Visitors to zefrank.com are asked to use The Scribbler, an online drawing tool, to create illustrations for each line of the six poems. (more information on the Scribbler can be found here.
Frailty is an ongoing project, and welcomes new illustrations. For more information on how to contribute please select the 'contribute' link at the top right of this page.
back to the illustration
Select a line to illustrate from one of the frailty poems on the left (you can view more poems by selecting 'next poem' and 'previous poem' from the navigation above).
Go to The Scribbler, create a drawing and let The Scribbler interpret it. Then follow the directions listed by clicking the link "send a drawing" located under The Scribbler canvas.
Please be sure to hide the red underdrawing before you capture the screen, and please include the text of the line you chose to illustrate when you send me the email containing your drawing.
back to the illustration