Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

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

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Caren Krutsinger October 13, 2020 at 8:17 PM This is written way above my head and my pay grade, and still I enjoyed it. Gershon Wolf October 14, 2020 at 2:36 PM O, pshaw. Your head and pay grade are high above mine. ~ Unemployed

Regina Mcintosh October 9, 2020 at 6:20 AM Love this, Gershon. I hope it's a winner. God bless you always :) Gershon Wolf October 9, 2020 at 10:56 AM Thanks for the support, Gina. Here's to a Happy Friday. :) gw

Linda Alice Fowler October 8, 2020 at 4:27 PM Oh, nicely done gw! I have to say I struggle with all the different forms and rhymes and meters - and feet! Super job! Linda Gershon Wolf October 9, 2020 at 10:55 AM Thank you, Linda. The hardest for me is iambic pentameter. That was Shakespeare's specialty in all of his sonnets. :) gw

John Watt October 8, 2020 at 9:49 AM I think of you as the Ogden Nash of PS, able to bring a smile or laugh (as this one did). I enjoyed your little tour through the 20th century poetry trajectories. Best wishes in Beth's contest and enjoy your day ~ John Gershon Wolf October 8, 2020 at 1:09 PM Whoa! Can I hire you for a PR man, John?!... Not surprisingly I guess, my two biggest poetic influences have always been Emily Dickinson and Ogden Nash! How about that? You've got me pegged. Happy Thursday to you, my friend. :) gw

Evelyn Judy Buehler October 7, 2020 at 9:07 PM This poem is masterfully crafted and clever, with a pleasing rhyme scheme, Gershon. Good luck in the contest. :) Gershon Wolf October 8, 2020 at 1:08 PM Thanks for the high marks, Evelyn. I know that you don't give them away, so you have made my afternoon here. Best wishes, always, Gershon

Michelle Faulkner October 7, 2020 at 6:17 PM What is a poem? This surely is, and a pretty darn good one, best wishes for the contest, gw! Gershon Wolf October 7, 2020 at 7:06 PM What is a comment?! Well, this is one that is very much appreciated. Thank you so much, Michelle! Peace, Gershon