2 OCTOBER 1982, Page 33

Competition

No. 1238: Bouts rimes

Set by Jaspistos: You are invited to write a 16-line poem with the following rhymes in the following order: still, less, ill, yes, skill, express, tell, well, mysterious, both, delirious, growth, serious, loath, granted, wanted. Entries to 'Competition No. 1238' by 15 October.