A Poet's Duty
Writing poems is a poet's biz
Yet no one knows what a poem is
They used to be structured, meter and rhyme
But that was long ago, at the edge of time
iT becaMe aLl the rAGE to altEr capItaLizatiOn
ee cummings was, like, total fascination
Then there was Allen Ginsberg with his primal screams
Jarring poesy from the realm of sweet dreams
Today there are all sorts of bizarre inventions
one-letter poems, thoughts in other dimensions
But as for me, when penillion* and versification are done
I prefer couplets like this, that are mostly good fun
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*(traditional) Welsh poetry
October 07, 2020
A Poet's Duty Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Beth Evans
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2020
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