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The Crown of a 'Poet'

My metaphors, like petit fours My similes work abysmally My meter sometimes peters out Allusions, mere delusions My irony shows its wrinkles Enjambment's full of kinkles Iambic, Trochaic, and Passaic All strike me as rather archaic Some bards swear by clever rhyme I only wish I had the time ~ Dare I don the crown of a 'Poet?' I leave it to the reader to bestow it

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Indiana Shaw

Date: 9/10/2021 5:25:00 PM

Hold on, Gershon, I think I still have one from a old cracker from xmas, wear it with pride, as you are truly one cracker of a poet . . . ; )

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/11/2021 8:46:00 PM

I'll change my name to 'Jonathan.' Then I can be 'Cracker Jack.' Smiles, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 9/24/2020 8:13:00 AM

Put the crown on, King. Wear it with pride!

Ilene Bauer

Date: 9/23/2020 2:12:00 PM

what a fun poem, gershon! of course you're a poet!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/23/2020 3:21:00 PM

Thanks, ilene. I try my best is all. And remember: It takes one to know one! Happy Wednesday! :) gw

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 9/23/2020 6:05:00 AM

If it is mine to bestow, you have it Gershon!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/23/2020 3:14:00 PM

It is absolutely all yours to bestow, my friend... Very sweet of you, Linda. Thank you. Blessings, Gershon

Jan Allison

Date: 9/23/2020 2:26:00 AM

you should get a crown and be called king of rhyme lol:-) hugs Jan xx I'm no poet more of a poohet lol

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/23/2020 3:13:00 PM

You are the champion of 'Poo-ems,' and then some, my friend. Just handle your crown with plastic gloves, ok?! Smiles, Gershon

Tom Cunningham

Date: 9/22/2020 11:16:00 PM

Like you I leave it to the reader to say whether or not I'm a poet. But yes, YOU are a poet Gershon,so wear that crown with pride. Tom

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/23/2020 3:12:00 PM

Thanks, Tom. And you are a poet, Too, my friend. Here's to your crown! :) gw