Karen Jones Poet Couplet

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Written July 11 2026  not for contest

Poetic Growth

I love contests and hate them too
Often because I don’t follow rules

It’s all in fun I really believe that
Even if I lose its writing I grasp

I find I grow when I embrace and enter
Though trying new forms feels like a splinter 

Has entered my brain caused me stress
Very rare for my poem to be the best

But looking within I can see more out
And poet friends often teach me how

To meet new goals in forms you know
I don’t have to win I just have to grow

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Andrea Dietrich July 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM Excellent message I'm these sincere heartfelt couplets, Karen Karen Jones July 11, 2026 at 11:31 PM Thanks Andrea!

Alison A Smith nee Howarth July 11, 2026 at 9:04 PM Perfectly true. It's better to grow from the experience than aim for the best. My own feeling is I enter to try something new but winning comes from being read by fellow poets. Karen Jones July 11, 2026 at 11:31 PM Exactly Allison! Thanks for sharing wisdom pearls.

Gershon Wolf July 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM I'm with you here, Karen. Here's to growth. ~ Gershon Karen Jones July 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM Yea I have LOTS of room to grow Gershon! Lol

Kim Rodrigues July 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM Love your thoughts here, Karen. I don’t mind working within some parameter. I like the idea of using close rhymes when there are not many choices. Love your final line. Karen Jones July 11, 2026 at 7:32 PM Thanks Kim! :0)