If I were inclined to follow the advice
of web based writing masterminds,
I’d pen this verse in bold red script
and pepper its body with bullet points.
Each stanza would be trumpeted
by a deft and sounding hook,
ever so thoroughly underlined
and adorned in a forceful font.
I’d be compelled to warn you
that these metaphors are limited,
that there are but three poems left
and they’re moving at the speed of write.
I’d only use the common words
and craft my verse in compact lines,
avoiding any reference
to the beautiful but useless
gossamer and tantamount
or parallelogram.
And alas, the worst that I could ever do
is let you know
that I am but an amateur,
a bare bones beginner,
a wayward novice.
Instead, I would inform you
that poems are hard, hard work
unless, my friend, you have the keys
which I’ll gladly hand you
with a special bonus prize
bu only if you act today
and buy my three disc program,
Poetic Secrets Revealed.
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OMG. This should go viral. The Emperor has no clothes!
Maybe, in my case, it should go spiral. :O)
i like it a lot (said like ala jim carrey).
you have a way with words, my friend.
can i join you in the beginners club?
we have the most fun
Absolutely. The more beginners we can bring on board, the sooner we’ll get something done.
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