Ah, Poetry

I dabble poetic in occasional rhyme 
 but remain obtuse and dull witted in haiku, 
 prone to my mistakes in cadence and lyrical crimes.
I fight iambic pentameter
 and laugh at doggerels and limericks,
 steering clear of epics and fixed formed teeter teasers.
Perhaps burlesque or lampoons should be my write
 as I pen the words and phrases of heroic couplet
 or narrative ballad best record of the knight. 
Didactic, elegies, dirge and epigrams are a gain
 still, I take a chance at each form to myself teach 
 but free verse flows readily and easily in my veins.
Alas, I write and take a whirling spin
 at  reading, writing poetry and poems each day
 imagining the ah ha of poetry to begin.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Horn Avatar
August 11, 2016 at 2:43 PM
DMR, Harris Teeter teasers, huh. What neck of the woods are you from? Jim Horn
Allison Avatar
August 10, 2016 at 11:41 AM
I had an 'ah ha' moment reading your poem DM - can relate to so much of what you say especially regarding Iambic pentameter. Your lines sure made me smile:-) hugs Jan xx
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