Jeff Kyser Poet Alliteration

Alliterative Assassin

While Wendy* writes with whimsy, wit,
Poor Peter pens pedantic prose.
Sonya spins sublime, sweet sonnets,
Bernardo’s ballads badly blow.

How heavenly has Heather honed,
Alas, Alicia: anguish, angst.
Tammy’s timbre: thrilling, tasteful.
Ralph’s rhymes: repeating, rarely ranked.

Seems some sing sharp, succinct, short songs;
Oft others’ odes, odd, obfuscate.
Muses marking / missing meter,
Enrapture else excruciate.

—————

*nobody known knowingly named

for the Alliteration - Old or New Poetry Contest
sponsored by Joseph May
written on 02/07/2022

♡Like0

Share Poem

---

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Barry Stebbings September 3, 2022 at 4:05 AM Enjoyed this, Jeff. Cleverly done. Congratulations on your win. // Barry

Christuraj Alex September 3, 2022 at 1:44 AM Expert in it. Congratulations!

Linda Alice Fowler September 2, 2022 at 9:37 AM Super spin Jeff. Congratulations on your win! Linda

Joseph May September 2, 2022 at 9:32 AM Spinning sonnets as the muse delivers rhymes, Very nicely done Jeff, Congrats on your win

L Milton Hankins February 7, 2022 at 8:17 AM Nope, Jeff, you didn't murder the form. You wrote an excellent, rhyming alliterative poem with meter. Not easy to do, but you've succeeded masterfully. L Milton Hankins February 7, 2022 at 12:19 PM Go for it, Jeff. I'll be gone for a couple of weeks starting on this Thursday, so my spot will be open! I notice a name will drop off with about a week in inactivity. Jeff Kyser February 7, 2022 at 9:27 AM Just wanted to say, I really appreciate your encouragement and comments. I ran across the "community" list, and thought, what a great idea! So I'm trying to follow your great example and provide comments on others' poems as well.