Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

Not Worth Repeating

It’s years since I’ve been writing poems
So, searching for a topic,
I sometimes might repeat myself,
The outcome quite myopic.

Of course, there are some subjects that
Require repetition
And when I write, I needn’t ask
For anyone’s permission.

Yet on occasion, what I’ve penned
Is destined for the shredder,
For there’s a poem – same theme, but older,
That’s a whole lot better!

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Robert Johnson December 5, 2022 at 7:17 PM It bears repeating isn't always the case. Sometimes repeating is unbearable.

Maurice Rigoler December 5, 2022 at 7:14 AM I've written many poems on the same topic, some better than others, others I've removed so as not to remind myself how bad a writer I can be! / Maurice

Anne-Lise Andresen December 1, 2022 at 2:26 AM - theme can be reproduced many times, Ilene ... but, the thought has changed ... :) - hugs

Darlene De Beaulieu November 30, 2022 at 12:16 PM Hello ilene I have not rewritten an old poem yet. Perhaps one day I will. Hugs.

L Milton Hankins November 30, 2022 at 9:36 AM I know exactly how you feel, Ilene. After having written for so many years, I know I repeat myself. Often I go back and look at old poems and find some long-forgotten gems. When you find a good one, be sure to repost it for those of us who missed it the first time.

Tom Cunningham November 30, 2022 at 9:06 AM Over time we get better and better Ilene, then come across an old poem and give it a complete overhaul giving it new life. Tom. Any word on Rico? Ilene Bauer November 30, 2022 at 2:18 PM I wish that were always the case, Tom! Sometimes my older poems on a topic are better than the new ones. ~ No word on Rico. I’m worried about him. Ilene Bauer November 30, 2022 at 1:57 PM I wish that were always the case, Tom! Sometimes my older poems on a topic are better than the new ones. ~ No word on Rico. I’m worried about him.

Jeff Kyser November 30, 2022 at 9:03 AM I must say, after a year of writing, I feel pretty darned stalled out at times. I find it hard to come up with new things to write about... Ilene Bauer November 30, 2022 at 1:55 PM Wait until you’ve been doing it for years! I started my daily poems in 2008, thinking I’d keep it up for a year. Ha!