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A few poets ask if I ever read their poems
As a matter of fact, I do; from time to time
But I don’t comment on the mere ho-hums,
I look for originality, creativity, and rhyme
And I try to comment on the genuine gems.
If I read your poems over a period of time
And discover you post lots of inane drivel
Inevitably, I find nothing I think is sublime,
And, if your syntax makes my head swivel,
I think such “poetry” a waste of my dime.
There are lots of famous poets I’ve not read
Even though I know their work is superb,
And, unfortunately, most of them are dead,
But they knew agreement of subject and verb
I’m being sarcastic, with that being said!
Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022
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