A Wanderer Amongst the Cow Dung

Morning comes with a smack around the ear hole
Shaking me to the foundations of my sole
The morning meeting at 9 am
Is like the sound of a bell sent up from hell
As all parties take their seats
Competing as if they were in the Olympic qualifying heats
Musical chairs would be perhaps a better description
But at least half of the attendees would not understand the diction
The chairman calls for attention, we are about to begin
And pray to the Holy Father above to please forgive our sins
As we are about to enter into a fierce debate
As a result of these discussions we will open up the floodgate
I will not be held back in my opinions!
But they are valued the same as a one pound bag of onions
I hear what the other attendees say
And watch them scream to try and get their way
But I am just a no-one
A wanderer amongst the cow dung
The lowest of low
And to be honest, it show’s
That I don’t like going to the 9 am meeting
I would rather be sat by desk eating.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 9/20/2017 10:47:00 AM
Hi Craig, welcome to the soup! I really like the message of this piece, it's very relatable. When I first started out in poetry, I received a lot of great criticism that helped me hone my craft. My best advice I personally received was to consider your audience, which has no bearing here since this poem is so relatable. For this piece in particular, I would say meter and form is your opportunity. Being succinct and consistent in your phrasing, lines and stanzas is usually the best rule to follow in order to keep the reader engaged. Poetry is so subjective though, rules are meant to be broken on a poem to poem basis. This website has a poetry resources section where you can read about "what is good poetry?" I found it extremely helpful early on. Please keep writing because if this is your first piece of you are just starting out, color me impressed!
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Date: 9/20/2017 9:34:00 AM
Please feel free to share any comments you have, I am new to poetry and would take any advice on board. thanks Craig
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