Short Poetic Licence Poems

POETIC LICENCE
those who live out loud-stand clear from the cloud

after zola...

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Li Po, the Wanderer
Was appointed Court Poet
Yet left again in haste,
Preferring the bright noise of a waterfall
To the white noise of courtesans and kings....

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A truculent woman named Jools
was discovered cheating at boules
Tossing balls in the air
Jools was heard to declare
oh those rules are just made for fools!

***a little poetic licence as I understand boules is pronounced 'bull'***

06-30-17...

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deaddiction bed 
springs stretched taut tense and frazzled 
thirst demons replaced
craving for prescription pills 
librium equilibrium



Syllable count via www.howmany syllables.com

Modified Tanka with syllable count 5-7-5-7-8  (Extra syllable - poetic licence)...

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Sloth hangs upside down in a tree
I look up and unfortunately
Golden pee it releases
With a week’s worth of faeces
I’ll admit I am far from happy!

A sloth only excretes once a week and can lose a third of its body weight
A little poetic licence, they actually excrete on the ground

10/21/21...

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My hubby just fell out of bed
He banged his elbow and his head
Now I can hear groaning
Expletives and moaning
I’m certain that he isn’t dead!

Only the first line is true – last night we watched a programme on how easily people lie but on this occasion I would call this poetic licence

10/10/18...

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I’ve renewed my poetic licence
Just hope it won’t ever expire

Poetry has become a bit of an addiction
My words can be fact or they could be fiction

But I plan to keep on writing quite a bit
Even if you think my poems are a heap of rubbish!*

* Can't think of a suitable rhyming word :-) 

4th January 2016...

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Post Covid, my scalp has been shedding
Hair covers the pillow and bedding
There’s tresses on the floor
If I lose any more
The prospect of baldness I’m dreading!



A great deal of poetic licence about hair in the bed  but since I’ve had covid  I’ve noticed strands of hair on the floor and also a friend has had the same thing happen

11/27/21...

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Amiable character I imbibe,
Diplomatic in words and in smile,
Elegant in style,
Devil-may-cry attitude of life
And an historian to reckon with.
Young in heart and an
Optimistic pal.

Soccer and edits enthusiast,
A cute poet with poetic licence, and a
Magnificent modest,
Ultimate goal getter
Ebullient and a lovely erudite.
Look! The first letter in each line is my name....

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Old Fred had a kitchen disaster
And urgently needed a plaster
How his work buddies snicker
At the dinosaur sticker
A stiff upper lip Fred must master!

A factual poem with a little sprinkle of poetic licence... My hubby (he's not called Fred) cut his hand and all I could find in my bag was an old dinosaur plaster and a friend of ours was in hysterics when he saw it

09/12/21...

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This Valentine’s, cupid may fail
No flowers or cards in the mail
Our postie called Mike
Joined colleagues on strike 
Their actions are beyond the pale!

Our postal workers started a strike today – I’ve read they are delivering postal flowers but there will be no other post for 3 days. I’m lucky we don’t bother with the day but I know many will be upset. Poetic licence used our postie isn't called Mike!

Happy Valentines day to you all

2/14/19...

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