Home » Poems » L Milton Hankins » Speech-Making

Speech-Making

Please excuse my ignorance linguistic, My words may carry hints of the mystique In speech-making I am caught up a creek. Best responses are generally bleak -- So, I employ the lyrics of music, Which listeners accept as somewhat chic. Making speeches are hard wages to eke For success, I make bullet points unique See how rapidly, or slowly, I speak. Written October 31, 2022

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 11/2/2022 2:24:00 PM

Loving your monorhymes today my friend!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 11/2/2022 8:37:00 PM

This was my first whack at a poem for Hilo Poet's latest contest. I didn't feel it worked quite right, so I wrote another one.

Reason A. Poteet

Date: 11/2/2022 10:41:00 AM

A grand effort on the new mono-rhyme form too. Your repeats would likely be counted as exclusions to the specs; but that doesn't disqualify it as a worthy poem, otherwise. I sing but I am petrified of public speaking.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 11/2/2022 10:49:00 AM

Hi, Reason. I wrote this one as a practice exercise. It was not entered in a contest. I realized it had a rhyming flaw, which probably would have eliminated it from consideration. This form is not easy to do!