British poet wrestles with rhyming Camilla

LONDON, April 7 (UPI) -- Britain's poet laureate, Andrew Motion, is in a royal wedding dilemma trying to craft a commemorative poem with a non-offensive rhyme for Camilla.

None of the obvious words, such as vanilla, flotilla or Godzilla are appropriate, as Motion has pledged never to "mock, deride or criticize" the royal family in his poetry, the New York Times said.

Motion declined to be interviewed on how his poem was coming along, but said it would be published Saturday, the day of Prince Charles' and Camilla Parker Bowles' London civil wedding.

Since his appointment in 1999, the laureate has praised Queen Elizabeth for "50 years of steadiness through change," and wrote Princess Margaret died knowing "love and duty speak two languages."

Among poetic peers and critics however, Motion's work appears predestined for mediocrity.

"Every single time, it's an impossible job," said The Times Literary Supplement editor Robert Potts. "One's not entirely clear why anyone bothers to do it."