Mistake-Free Poems I'Ll Give You

Two successive dates I failed to hit the mark I'm sorry for the mistakes And the crestfallen shark On the first, I didn't use Much needed commas and slashes Flowers I failed to produce Absent were the flamenco flashes I now do understand Beauty of punctuation Undulations of the land Whispering illustration And the slanting slashes Those acute angles Poetry to eyelashes Loosening many tangles Superb instrument dash A pause to look at your work Warns you before being rash Watches where lightning lurks Stanzas bring out sparks Red violet and pink A ray between two darks A fillip to potent ink Thanks for your expertise It has made me mature No mistakes in the next exercise I'm more than sure Especially the short stanzas I was unmindful so long Now these will be in bonanza Lilac lyrics of a song Do fix the next date Mistake-free poems I'll give you You will feel a tidal elate Like the autumn silver dew _________________________________ August 31, 2019 Overcoming Mistakes Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Chantelle Anne Cooke