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Thoughts destined to be washed away by the tides of life.
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#1076165 added September 3, 2024 at 8:05am
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In Defense of Free-ing Verse
Poetry is not just a matter
of finding words that rhyme,
Even though it is oft believed
that free verse is a crime.

Yet these classical-minded poets
say nothing beyond mere speech.
Ordinary words in cliched rhymes
While against free verse they preach.

Must I endure a thousand lines
of love and dove and moon?
Tired emotional playthings
they shove at you and swoon.

All great poets are dead, I think
Those who held power in their quills.
All poetry lies between their lines
Never in these modern shills.

Still they persist in rhyming schemes
from dawn to setting sun.
Instead of rare, poets everywhere
And yet in truth, there are none.
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