I was weaned on Mother Goose,
And I grew up with Dr. Seuss,
So I like playing fast and loose
With words and rhyme and rhythm.
There are those who like free verse,
But I think it's a modern curse.
Poems without rhymes are the worst...
Want nothing to do with 'em.
Actually, some free verse is okay, if it establishes a tone and rhythm all its own, and some rhyming so-called poetry is the worst. At least free verse doesn't try to force words to rhyme that shouldn't or don't, and many rhyme-writers complete forget that rhythm is integral to an effective rhyming poem or lyric.
Mainly I write rhymes (poems, ditties, song lyrics) because it's fun.
The girl just wants to have fun!
I'm looking forward to a rhyme-a-day fix, old girl. See you in two weeks!
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I like my pancakes,
with maple syrple.
Don't take the time if you can't do he rhyme, Bartlow!
ReplyDeleteThis blog is for rhymers and ol' five-n-diimers.
Not for river rats or rhymeless cats.
But enough about buffs that huff and puff.
Just don't forget to bring hat good fajita stuff!
His picture looks like Sigmund Freud
ReplyDeleteNot to make him paranoid
He really is much cuter by far
In the one with the Todd who plays the guitar.
Well piffle! I didn't mean for my Freud/Rundgren comment to be anonymous.
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