Storetry

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I found a poetry contest on-line that requires writing a rhyming poem that tells a story. I thought I would coin a word that defines a story in rhyme, and write the story about it. That's how this storetry came to be.. It was fun I hope you enjoy reading it.

Storetry
 (A story in rhyme)

By Franklin Price
5/14/2016

Storetry,  a word I've coined
At least I think it's mine
The following's my first one
I hope you think it's fine

For years writers have written
Myriad poems that tell a tale
So many of them classics
From poets that we hail

Of war and travel, love and loss
Many subjects quite diverse
Many are novelistic
While others are quite terse

Many people of the world
Scandinavian, Latin, Greek
Have written their own Storetries
Take an interest, take a peek

There's something about poetry
That supersedes all prose
The rhyming, rhythm of the words
To take us where it goes

Weaving, painting, sculpturing
The phrases one by one
To make some sense and sound alike
Is interesting and fun

I'm ending now this Storetry
It is the first from me
I'm sure there's more to come along
You'll just have to wait to see

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