Long Misspellings Poems

[A few years ago, I wrote this poem “On Writing Poetry” for creative writing students. I hesitated to put it on Poetry Soup, but I did some revisions and decided to share it with you....

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We sat down at the kitchen table
Under an overhead light
And talked about my mother
My wife understood
I was the oldest, she said
Don’t wait for the others.

So I took care of mother
Paid the bills
Spoke to the landlord
Went...

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Some entrants think I am overly officious, even mean
That’s all right with me, I know I can be rather picky,
So, here are some guidelines when submitting to me
If you follow them carefully, you’ll find me...

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The Widow

Some time, ago a man went climbing an icy mountain on his own, why? I don't what was on his mind maybe he was the type of a man who had no friends because...

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HOW   TO   ALIGN   A    FINE    LINE  


Who can resist the pull of such a competition
Where  the rules are so clear,
But the...

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If I but had the basic raw nerve and wit
I would show a few folks how to do it:
“Write a line or two with good rhythm and rhyme”
On Poetry Soup, however, that would be a...

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Failing Light


Come you not by faltering keyboard
Or the disastrous fandango’s of poetic minds

The niches and grand beaches of eloquent ink
Lost to us now

Mourned are such names
Who by inspiration alone delighted

Cut from swathes by idiotic stalks
Have...

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What It Should Be

After I had awakened and then became dressed
Read your poem and how much I was impressed
Was so full of much spirit with vigor and vive
Made my mind and being become totally alive.

Might...

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On writing and wirds
Misspellings and slurs
A contrived poem is like a woman in love she wants more than she deserves 
and never gets enough
But seems satisfied with love if she has heart. there is two...

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Love goes away quickly, without regrets, tears and farewells, leaving only insomnia and bleeding stanzas. Sloppily, hastily and haphazardly written lines: "Love's gone, leaving behind all i's dotted and all t's crossed”. Oh, how you’re...

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