L Milton Hankins Poet Quatrain

What Poetry Folks Read

What kind of poetry are folks reading?
Sonnets and triolets of beautiful scenes,
Or tirades about the latest political row
Random words from poet minds feeding.

Unrhymed blank verse, or is it free verse
Old-fashioned limericks for a chuckle
Time for an epic story … or a tarzanelle,
Nonsensical poems for better or worse.

Everyone reads a favorite now and then
Be it a jingle or a lengthy narrative
After all, we grew up on nursery rhymes
We learned but cannot remember when.

written October 11, 2021

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Gershon Wolf October 11, 2021 at 5:02 PM And you, my friend, are expert at nursery rhymes for young people, 3.8 to 80.8 as they say now... Smiles, gw L Milton Hankins October 11, 2021 at 5:47 PM Aw, thanks, Gershon. I have written a lovely poem and dedicated it to you, GW. Enjoy it!

Mark Koplin October 11, 2021 at 1:05 PM I personally love a good limerick L Milton Hankins October 11, 2021 at 1:09 PM Mark, believe it or not, I find limericks among the hardest formats to write. Edward Lear I AM NOT! Thanks for your response to my little poem!