Looking For a Perfect Rhyme

Feeling sublime looking for a perfect rhyme
rejecting halftime, bedtime, downtime
considering the pleasant tinkle of a chime
making faces at the sound of slime and grime
settling for a garden of lime and thyme.

August 20,  2017
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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George Avatar
October 20, 2022 at 9:24 AM
For listening to the pleasant tinkle of a chime we poets are ready to risk our bed time and downtime. Sweetly rhyming and chiming !
Sinha-Roy Avatar
August 21, 2017 at 6:57 AM
Congratulations, Vijay.
Pandit Avatar
August 21, 2017 at 8:15 AM
You mean about the other poem--thanks Subimal!
Rodrigues Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 9:03 PM
Love it!
Pandit Avatar
August 21, 2017 at 6:41 AM
Thanks Kim--love your feedback!
Pinet Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 4:46 PM
Your rhyming may not be perfect, but it is very good and the theme flows throughout the work. Emile.
Pandit Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 6:36 PM
Thanks for your visit Emile--appreciate your feedback.
Onclaud Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 1:00 PM
invigorating show of a rhyming technique, vijay... thumbs up!..huggs
Pandit Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 1:03 PM
Thank you so much nette, for your lovely comments!
Cozart Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 9:11 AM
This is clever and well written.
Pandit Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 9:43 AM
Thanks Dale--love your feedback!
Smith Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 7:52 AM
A prime example of poetically injected rhyme...well done
Pandit Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 8:23 AM
Thanks Tim--love your thoughtful comments, as always!
Sands Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 7:23 AM
Hi Vijay, well you did just fine with this Rhyme!! Well done and I enjoyed it today :)
Pandit Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 8:21 AM
Always delighted by your visit, and your lovely comments, Heidi!
Gupta Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 6:34 AM
Indeed a choice prime!... Nice poem ...
Pandit Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 8:19 AM
Thanks Probir--love your comments, always!
Sivey Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 6:29 AM
I think you have found plenty to rhyme! This is an awesome write about rhyming and that which is found in between! Slime and Grime, oh boy, what fun! You have surely found a way to make me smile this morning! What a fabulous piece, Great Work!!
Pandit Avatar
August 20, 2017 at 8:18 AM
Love your comments, always Russell! You bring me smile.
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