Once Again, I Didn'T Read the Rules
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I tried to write a poem in the form known as free verse
It didn’t turn out very well in fact it turned out worse
I couldn’t seem to get it down, the rhythm so off beat
It mattered not how hard I tried, I ended in defeat
So, I decided to write a rhyming piece
for that was far easier for me
Fancy words of love that flow like a moonbeam
quivering on a cool midsummer’s eve
as our love was born
When then I gave it one more chance to see what I could do
If only just a stanza or a free verse line or two
But still I had the hardest time to get it to work out
I better stick to rhyming stuff, that’s what I’m all about
So I grabbed my pen and paper,
simple parchment with frayed edges
as if a horizon shimmering beneath a setting sun
beyond a tree line of evergreen and birch
where our hearts rhymed at the end of the day
Then thought that I cannot give up, I had to try again
I have a reputation as a poet to defend
Though when I looked I found that I had not achieved my quest
So I went back to writing rhyme, I think that is the best
And as I gazed to the silent evening sky,
I found a November moon smiling at me,
almost smirking at my failure
and I just smiled back and waited
on the sun when love will rise once again
Written for the Free Verse vs Structured Poetry Contest sponsored by Line Gauthier
Unfortunately, the poem is too long for the contest, I really need to learn to read the rules first.
So, I figured, I wrote it, I might as well post it.
Copyright © Chris Green | Year Posted 2019
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