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I like a little rhyme but not too tight. 
Iambic steps fall short, too soft. 
Pentameter is nice, 
Still I prefer a looser vice.
Run fast and free with verse and don’t get caught.


-ARCantu
05/18/2023

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Michael Maul

October 17, 2023 at 7:04 AM

Well written

Ann Cantu

February 5, 2024 at 9:13 AM

Thanks!

Andrew John

August 24, 2023 at 4:43 AM

Ah, yes, great reference to the poetry styles here.

Ann Cantu

February 5, 2024 at 9:15 AM

Thank you.

Gary Radice

June 23, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Your five great lines had me thinking about my own style. For me, many rules in poetry are ...not so much a stop sign.. more a speed bump that get in the way of my flow of thoughts. Lovely write. Cheers - Gary

Ann Cantu

July 6, 2023 at 6:50 PM

Thank you Gary. I appreciate your sharing those thoughts. I can relate to the notion of rules as a speed bump style hindrance. lol

Suzanne Delaney

May 22, 2023 at 5:02 PM

When I first started writing my natural beat was iambic tetrameter. Unless I follow a set Poetry Form I mostly write in free verse now. They started charging too much for Pixordia’s Place so all the pages I put so many hours into were lost. Including your poems I had on there.

Ann Cantu

May 24, 2023 at 2:46 PM

Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Sorry to hear so many of your poems were lost. Remember way back when About Poetry said ours in their archives would be saved and safe? Wrong. I lost most of what I wrote during that time, including Uluru Lost, which I so wish I’d saved elsewhere. Ah, well. I’m trying to get back into writing again on a somewhat regular basis.