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Angst of a Struggling Poet

Sometimes I struggle to write a poem. Frankly it's really hard to do 'em, With the meter and rhyme, I do think it's a crime To write poems to rule, not what moves 'em.

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Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 3/10/2016 12:18:00 PM

Hi there Karam, i agree with you whole heartedly lol Thanks for the visit and the comment , much appreciated xx

Jan Allison

Date: 3/9/2016 4:41:00 PM

I feel like this too especially with meter but I do love to write in rhyme:-) hugs Jan xx

Karam Misra
Date: 3/9/2016 7:06:00 PM

Love rhyme - makes for an automatic rhythmic flow. There's a lot to be said for the freewheeling free verse, too, where great feelings and images come cascading like water falling of a cliff - sprays, torrents, side streams, seeps, cloudy mists - you can even hear the sounds Poetry comes from the heart, from feeling. Technique follows. Enjoy, Jan, and keep writing.

Pashang Salehi

Date: 3/9/2016 2:00:00 AM

If that is the way you feel, then that's the way you should write. To rhyme or not to rhyme, that is the question!

Pashang Salehi
Date: 3/9/2016 9:21:00 AM

You're correct, it must come from heart. Everything I do has some form of Rhyme. I love Masnavi (Persian Style) which is a spiritual couplet . I also write Ghazal which is a rather complicated rhyme with its own set of rules. You're welcome to check them out. Pashang

Karam Misra
Date: 3/9/2016 2:34:00 AM

Thank you, PS, for the encouragement. When it comes to poetry, I am not a purist. I write mostly from the heart rather than by the mind applying strict rules of poetry. But I do love the rhyme and the rhythm and the wonderful play of words that the masters come up with.