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A Poets Work is Never Done

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Consonants, syllables, words, and beat

These are the color pallets of a poet

There are no shortcuts or way to cheat

Ask any one of us, as we all know it

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Usually one line comes to mind

As we create something new

Each poem, one of a kind

As our processes are tried and true

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Counting syllables with one hand

Per the rules of a poetry type

Only a poet understands

The efforts involved as they write

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Often when the writing is done

One stanza must be erased

This is part of our editing fun

As our poems form, post haste

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Quatrains, haikus, raikus, and quadrilles

A myriad of forms for the poet to choose

Using our creativity to climb those hills

So that our readers will be amused

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Then at last we’re finally through

All the words are down and complete

There’s nothing really left to do

Except go to WordPress and publish the latest suite.

-aaa

16 thoughts on “A Poets Work is Never Done”

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    • Thank you. I made it up to be honest I mean I’m not saying I invented it but I’m just calling it a raiku for rhyming haikus. I had a notion that I wanted to challenge myself more in my writing so I came up with the rhyming haiku as a new challenge for me.

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  4. Ok the two lines I wrote were
    My cat is like a creamsicle
    He has long whiskers that tickle

    So I did my version as you can see (above) but it’d be cool to collaborate. So do you write the next two lines? 🐱

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  8. Anthony, I wrote the clogyrnach. It’s about wrens.

    I want to hear the wrens singing 8. They do not know the joy they bring. 8
    To my heart it’s true 5
    Cheer me when I’m blue 5
    Laughing me 3
    Have some tea 3

    Did I get it? You’re too busy to collab on the puppy one and that’s understandable! But write back about the wrens please. Thanks! 🌷

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