Once Again, I Didn'T Read the Rules

` 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.