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Amusing Musings On Poetry

To write a sonnet discipline's required
   Avoiding herky-jerky beat's so hard
While classic rhyme can be sublime
   For romantic verse, it sets off chimes --  
Structured verses tend to ebb and flow
   Be they sonnets, ballads, couplets or rondeaus...

Explore your inner world in free verse
   Plumb the depths of darkness and despair
Or soar on eagle's wings through the air
   Propelled by unchained imagination
And creativity: Where you end up
   Limited solely by your resistivity
   

               November 24, 2019
  FREE VERSE VS STRUCTURED Poetry Contest
              Sponsor: Line Gauthier

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Date: 11/29/2019 1:44:00 AM
Congrats on your winning poem Gershon
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/29/2019 10:57:00 AM
Hey, thanks for noticing, Gregory. Appreciated. :) gw
Date: 11/28/2019 6:32:00 PM
Inspiring verse, gw, congratulations on your win in the contest!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/28/2019 7:10:00 PM
Thanks for noticing, Michelle!... And congrats to you for your win with 'Across the Wide!' Well-deserved. Happy Holiday! :) gw
Date: 11/25/2019 3:33:00 AM
Very good entry for the contest.. Best wishes..
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/25/2019 1:32:00 PM
Thank you so much, Jenish! Best always, Gershon
Date: 11/25/2019 12:42:00 AM
This has a prancy-dancy feel, and I feel like Nina about herky-jerky. Smile. Laugh. Chuckle.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/25/2019 1:31:00 PM
'Prancy-dancy,' eh?! LOL. If you say so, my dear. Thanks, gw

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