Michael Coy Poet Monorhyme

Any Editor To Any Poet

These vain attempts at verse could not be droller.
Your stuff is less inviting than ebola
(and not as catchy).  Wordier than Emil Zola,
you haven’t got the steam to be a roller.
I’ve seen more cutting-edge in Pepsi-Cola.
You clearly honed your style in Fuengirola.
About as challenging as last year’s “¡Hola!”
(I’m sure you’re highly thought of in Angola.)

But that aside, I need a favour, mate.
The flood of would-be Spensers is in spate.
I’d like you to review – that is, donate
your time and talent (at the going-rate,
which happens to be zero.)  Desecrate
the pricks who prattle, and the prigs who prate.
Denounce, detract.  Indulge that gelding hate
that wells in all of us.  The cut-off date
is looming, so get hacking.  Don’t be late!

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Jan Allison February 17, 2017 at 9:14 AM Makes me glad I don't submit lol really made me smile Michael:-) Good luck with any poems you do submit for publication:-) hugs Jan xx Michael Coy February 17, 2017 at 10:56 AM LOL Thank you so much, Jan. I'm very happy that you liked it.

Chris Green February 17, 2017 at 9:03 AM Now this is direct and to the point in a round about metaphorical poetic kind of way. I really enjoyed this. Thanks for the referral Darren. Darren White February 17, 2017 at 12:07 PM You're welcome Chris *bows graciously* Michael Coy February 17, 2017 at 10:55 AM I really appreciate your generosity. Thank you!

Darren White February 17, 2017 at 8:50 AM Oh hahaha, I am in the process of sending off a bunch of my poems to a literary magazine, this is quite off-putting in a funnty sort of way :D This is AWESOME! Michael Coy February 17, 2017 at 8:52 AM Darren, you are good for my ego. Cracias, amigo! (hey, that rhymes ...)