This is the town that time forgot,
and GPS no longer works;
The place that never moved forward;
residents full of quacks and quirks.
Within its limits, you are cornered;
this is the town that time forgot;
With its rituals, no one questions;
this is a map without a dot.
Roads that leave town are suggestions,
the words are full of many paths;
This is the town that time forgot;
always the same in photographs.
Rare visitors soon lose the plot;
the centre is just out of shot;
One day, its history just stopped;
this is the town that time forgot.
Written for the Chimeric Poetry Scavenger Hunt:
write a Quatern with a Chain Rhyme.

Woot! This is so very good! I love the way it feels like the town in the movie “Big Fish”!
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Thanks Val. 🙏
Was there a new Hunt since April? I believe you mentioned it some time ago.
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Yes there was one in October – the challenge posted on 9-29-2025 https://murisopsis.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/looking-to-slide-into-seasonal-change/
Feel free to participate!! I will have 2 more in 2026 in April for NPM and again in October!
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I’ve got them noted and will work to most of them over time. Thanks 🙏
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An interesting poem, Shaun
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Thanks Robbie 🙏
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Effortless rhyme, Shaun. You’re so good at that without it being contrived at all. Nice job.
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Thanks Sunra, though this one took a fair bit of effort before publishing! 🙏
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