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A Free Worm

Poetry, look! A free worm* crawls on you hand! The French always tended to invent all sorts of nasty things: freedom, equality, fraternity, French fries, free verse. When I was a small and ardent poet, I worshipped rhymes and denied a free verse the right to be called poetry. With time I grew up and cooled down, as evidenced by the lack of rhymes herein. Don't swat! Let it crawl. Give the worm a chance to turn into a butterfly. * “Free verse” is derived from the French “vers libre” which can be translated as “free worm”, (fr.) ver – worm. 14.11.2019 Free Verse Vs Structured Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Line Gauthier

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Na Na

Date: 11/29/2019 1:34:00 AM

Congrats on your winning poem Kurt

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 11/29/2019 12:09:00 AM

I think of your poetry as being free rather you rhyme or not Kurt. Your style is so unique. Congratulations on you wonderful win! xxoo

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/17/2019 1:46:00 PM

As long as that worm is willing to crawl out of her comfortable cocoon! … The French motto I know is: "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, and Dearth," as Madame Guillotine claimed 1,168 heads during their version of 'government by the people.' ~ Gershon

Kurt Ravidas
Date: 11/17/2019 2:59:00 PM

Yeah, the guillotine is the best gift of the French to mankind. Though I heared they borrowed it from the Scots.

Quoth Theraven

Date: 11/16/2019 6:42:00 PM

Kurt, Very nice, the worm has turned for you. Nothing better than a rhyme, nothing freer than the French. -Richard

Kurt Ravidas
Date: 11/17/2019 5:06:00 AM

Heh, great comment, Richard)