A Free Verse Universe

We live in a free verse universe.
And yet, some want conformity
when it serves their own purpose.
Societal rules do not apply to all.

The only thing that is consistent
is the inconsistency of things.
Life’s only normality is
the abnormality of life.

For some, a free verse universe is a curse;
It is synonymous with chaos.
For others, anything less would be too confining;
Slavery in the disguise of conventional wisdom.

Even the laws of nature have blurred boundaries;
Bumble bees defy the laws of physics
and can only fly in the free verse universe.

Try to demand conformity
and you are doomed to fail.
Try to exist with non-conformity
and anarchy will rule.

The irony of it all?
There are defined parameters for meeting the 
definition of a free verse universe.

Fly little bee, fly.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 2/23/2011 12:45:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in Debbie Guzzi's contest "Free Verse Seriously". A well deserved win Joe. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/12/2011 2:32:00 PM
Hi Joe - Congratulations on your BIG WIN in Debbie's contest! Best wishes, Kory
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Date: 2/12/2011 8:39:00 AM
Such wit and a clever use of free verse in the Free Verse contest!! You are the master of a unique way to show your talent!! Well done, Joe!!
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Date: 2/12/2011 3:01:00 AM
rooting for this, joe.. this poem captivates the reader!... best cheers for stunning win! :) huggs, nette
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Date: 2/11/2011 8:33:00 PM
true my friend really true. Many congratulations for this success.
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Date: 2/11/2011 5:26:00 PM
Congrats Joe on your wonderful win in Debbie's contest with this wonderful write and entry my friend.. enjoy another success with luv..
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Date: 2/8/2011 5:21:00 PM
change makes life flow with spontaneity, joe... great lines; i like the way you have appeared to end the thought, only to go on and leave! winning wishes if for a contest.. huggs, nette
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Date: 2/8/2011 4:01:00 PM
Very well written presentation. Bees should not be able to fly, but they do.
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Date: 2/8/2011 3:45:00 PM
Quite an interesting commentary on free verse, Joe. As a teen I started writing in free verse because I was a nonconformist. Then came the f-o-r-m-s. Trying to conform to each person's perception of meter while working in rhyme and/or counting syllables is getting to be too much. This "little bee" has chosen to fly back to her free verse roots. It allows us to say what we really mean to say. Love, Carolyn
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