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Poetry Town

The dust devils swirled with grit as their lacing,
and dark Sonnet storefronts boarded in despair.
The Senryu Saloon shut its cafe doors
and the Couplet Church-goers fled in pairs.

She thought he wouldn't live in all his Paeons.
She packed her Blank Verses in one simple case
and went to the station to board the Quatrain,
leave all the Haiku for a happier place.

The two poets stood there grim in their facing.
Only one would survive and one would lay down.
The fact that it happened left Lyrics racing:
Indeed, 'twas a dark day in Poetry Town.

Copyright © Dale Gregory Cozart | Year Posted 2017

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Freddie Robinson Jr. Date: 7/11/2017 1:58:00 PM Very creative cool, Dale. This poem moves w/verve and bounce. Your pen was in a grooving mood I suspect. Rhythmic poetry par excellence. Love always. Login to Reply Dale Gregory Cozart Date: 7/11/2017 2:15:00 PM Thanks, Freddie, I really had fun writing it!

Joanna Daniel Date: 7/11/2017 10:03:00 AM Now, this is quite creative, Dale, I'm impressed:):) Login to Reply Dale Gregory Cozart Date: 7/11/2017 10:17:00 AM Thanks, Jo. I had a lot of fun writing it.

Heidi Sands Date: 7/7/2017 6:40:00 PM Very creative you are Dale! :) Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 7/7/2017 5:16:00 PM exceptionally clever word play Dale ... please may I hop on board the Quatrain lol:-) Spitoon is a fabulous name for the form lol:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Dale Gregory Cozart Date: 7/7/2017 5:19:00 PM Oh, pshaw, Jan. Just doin' mah thang.

Chris Green Date: 7/7/2017 5:05:00 PM Such a creative piece of writing. Where do you come up with this stuff? My friend, you are one of the best on this site. Oh, and "spittoon"...that really cracked me up. Great one Dale. P.S., I heard it was very expensive to live in that town, you can't find a free verse anywhere. :) Login to Reply Dale Gregory Cozart Date: 7/7/2017 5:07:00 PM Sorry, Chris, you can't make a living on free verse there. But glad you liked it!

Agnes Krampe Date: 7/7/2017 5:04:00 PM Nice one, Dale! Such a neat idea... wish it was longer and we learned more about poetry town. Login to Reply Dale Gregory Cozart Date: 7/7/2017 5:06:00 PM I suppose I could turn it into a saga. Just in case read it again since I added the third stanza.

Heidi Sands Date: 7/7/2017 4:47:00 PM Great one Dale! :) Login to Reply Dale Gregory Cozart Date: 7/7/2017 5:04:00 PM Read it again. I just changed it!