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Blog Posted by John Lawless: 4/12/2023 6:37:00 AM

Option One

Write, type, carve into tree trunk, a poem.
Cut the words out of the poem
Place them in a box
Shake the box exuberantly
Use these words to create a new poem

Option Two

Think about writing a poem
Shake your head vigorously
Think about writing another poem

Option Three

Just write the damn poem

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Panagiota Romios

April 27, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Lawless.. You are a distinctive and unique poet, displaying a much needed sense of humor. How I envy you. Just writing without form or with is cool. The sin …putting the poem on a hook, waiting for comments to validate how good a poem in. Worse, a trophy derby. I like option three…Pangie R

Andrea Dietrich

April 12, 2023 at 11:40 AM

such a jokester!

Kim Rodrigues

April 12, 2023 at 11:20 AM

LOL! love this! Picasso your memories - cubism poetry ;)

Gary Radice

April 12, 2023 at 9:17 AM

..or go back to an old poem and change some words around, amend the title and republish...according to a friend. :) Cheers - Gary

Suzette Richards

April 12, 2023 at 7:20 AM

Or having to resort to a synonyms search on the internet as I get stuck on one word that I habitually use in poems. That is me using your opinion 1, John... Lol

Linda Alice Fowler

April 12, 2023 at 7:10 AM

LOL. Good advice John.

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