21 JANUARY 1984, Page 32

Competition

No. 1304: Poem of the month

Set by Jaspistos: If Baudelaire could write a nice poem about the unlovely month of February, so can you, with a limit of 16 lines. Entries to 'Competition No. 1304' by 3 February.

The top winner will receive a bonus prize of a bottle of Château La Fleur-Petrus 1976 through the kindness of Ben Wordsworth, managing partner of the excellent wine bar and restaurant at 192 Kensington Park Road, London W11 (229 0482).