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A PHONETIC FORM

Why 
do I 
            write 
                this way
did I
hear you
say?
           Why
            don't you
pen
in lines
             with
             commas,
apostrophes;
and rhymes
                iambs
                metres
                or
syllables
and stress
                 I suppose
                 to get
your close
attention
                 with my
                 sound 
patterns 
I guess
                 to
                read me
aloud
as poems
should 
                and once                 
                did   
to 
            attract
              a 
crowd

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  1. Date: 2/9/2013 5:18:00 PM

    Brian...Soup mail reply - Tim

  1. Date: 2/8/2013 2:48:00 PM

    You're right, Brian...I read this aloud and it flowed beautifully...We didn't have TV until I was 14...my father used to read short stories and poems to us aloud...I guess that's where I fell in love it...thanks for this and I miss your blogs too - Tim

  1. Date: 2/5/2013 5:29:00 PM

    loved the way it was typed loved the words and the meaning very beautiful

  1. Date: 2/5/2013 5:13:00 PM

    I Agree! I believe we dictate the listener's emotion, through emphasizing the words. I believe we paint the imagery, for them to see. Brilliant way to write this; Playback Write!