Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

A Fight for Survival

    Whither rhyme and meter
      counting the number of feet or
    sustained metaphors, sharp similes
      framework for what we called poetry

    Alas, today, almost anything goes  
      slams and raves some tend to ‘fave’
    while others dig obscenities and graves

    I hear tell there’s ‘a poetry revival’
      ~ though I sense a fight for survival

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Michael Tor January 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM Lol, love your perspective on today's, lets say butchery of the forms and add ONS by writers that usually aren't fully accepted as the norm to most writers. We see it and chuckle inside not wanting to say anything negative. I am probably one of the hacks lol. I know I am not the most formal writer, but maybe I should try a little harder Gershon...