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Position:Home>Poetry> "Courting Poetry"....And the verdict is...?Question: "Courting Poetry"!.!.!.!.And the verdict is!.!.!.!? Courting Poetry Poetic injustice Wrongful writes Wasted ink Thoughtless sights Stammering stuttering, ruining time Yammering muttering, Killing the rhyme Selling Senryu as Haiku Confusing Trigees Ignoring the count Or a Tanka about fleas What’s a metaphor, or a simile Flow form free Forget the rules, jury is out Words shot down, no need to shout It’s in the sentence, we see the crime ?rad100808 Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: A poet's prison has no walls!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Written in 1993! Poetic Licence (a poem in two acts) Scene 1 - Caught! (siren, lights, braking noises, crunching footsteps) "Poetic licence, driver" "I had it somewhere! It was!.!.!.!.!.!. in my top pocket! !.!.!.!.!.!.!.and NOW it's not there!" (sniffing sound, scribbled notes, deep voice) "Writing under the influence!" "But what do I care! Go ahead and arrest me!. But it doesn't seem fair!" Scene 2 - Court! (after the fact, before the judge, a plea) " Poetic justice, your honour! So put me away!." "Indecent exposure" "Of words that I say!? But I do have the write To put pomes on display! In freedom of speech So I'm guilty!.!.!.!.!.!.OK!" Www@QuestionHome@Com I like this meta-poem!. It is clever!. "Selling Senryu as Haiku" <---- I used to do this, sometimes still do!. I still need to inform myself of all the technicalities of poetry, but this was enjoyable!. *EDIT* : And how could I have not commented on the wonderful alliteration in this!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Guilty as charged for misconstruing and doing things with rhymes and strings of words that make no sense, according to the wise two cents which people love to give!. Loved this poem, so clever and cheeky!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Absolute freedom of imagination and absolute freedom of expression, grants absolute freedom of criticism/judging!. With a few exceptions, the jury never reach a verdict!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Since I see no sign of the poetry police No judge clearly envisioned Rules were made for breaking Twisting and truncating Fabricating and aggravating SwordS engaged no crime!.!. I refuse the sentence that is passedWww@QuestionHome@Com If I re-read, red write the rules I lose myself Rules some thyme roll herbs ruled unspiced cause then I'm drool a drooly fool!. cuff her and book her DanoWww@QuestionHome@Com I should like to echo both DPM and Eva as my answer!. If it's a crime to put words in a line, then shoot me I am guilty!.Www@QuestionHome@Com DIVORCE!!! Snidely answered your question this morning!Www@QuestionHome@Com Nothing or no body is perfect, but as a poet you come as close as most of my top ten on here!.Www@QuestionHome@Com poetry doesn't have to rhyme!. it just has to keep flowing with a beat all its ownWww@QuestionHome@Com and here comes the judge!. why, its you! quit being so harsh on yourself!. flyWww@QuestionHome@Com Hey I do all that stuff!.!.!. and more!. Now I'm motivated!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |