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 _______________________________________________ *(traditional) Welsh poetry October 07, 2020 A Poet's Duty Poetry Contest Sponsor: Beth Evans