Joseph Matose Poet Rhyme

Rippling Wit

Rippling Wit

My mind is not that grey
I know it all when I say;
"He's not of royal birth
"Let me toil for his mirth!"

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As I lend much time to writ
And to its rippling wit,
Niceties... this endeavour
Will it make him savour?

And lackadaisical as I trail
Would I elude to fail
In peddling this name
While Peers bask in fame?

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In Ballad and in Sonnet
Wide I cast wit's net-
In "silent" songs also
Am I not creative Calypso!

Though' scantly educated
By wit I'm inundated-
Lo! Out of murk so deep,
Pretty mermaids do creep!

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Mark Peterson October 19, 2013 at 7:36 PM It's difficult to write this way but so enjoyable to me. I read it three times while I can scarcely read most others once. I was basically thrown out of my poetry class for archaic writing. The instructor would moan, not another Keats or Yates or Shelley. But that's how it comes. I'm reading more now. Joseph Matose October 21, 2013 at 5:18 AM When I was a boy herding cattle, I used to move with, literally, a whip on one hand and Charles Dickens or Thomas Hardy's book on another. As a boy who grew up in the rural community, this interest in great writers landed me into poetry. I can never properly divorce myself from rhyme! I thank you for your comment Mark. Friend,JM Joseph Matose October 21, 2013 at 5:13 AM I've written a poem in honour of the old poets entitled: Sublime Poets of Yore. I believe we inherited a rich legacy from these wise guys. Mark, when

Just That Archaic Poet September 26, 2013 at 3:08 PM I am so loving your style; it's quite unique and enthralling. Another awesome piece. You have great talent, my friend! Joseph Matose September 27, 2013 at 7:57 AM Thank you. I appreciate. JM