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One way to get back in the swing
There was a poet whose work
Caused his readers great irk
But now he has joy
By the quite simple ploy
Of critiquing just like a jerk
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I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
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Sydney, Australia
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The Romantics, The Mersey Sound, The Beats and, of course, The Bard
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Barbara Writes
Wed, 2012-12-12 01:09
Hi Jess
Glad to see your poems. They are a work of Art. Hope all is well with you.
My friend.
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Race_9togo
Wed, 2012-12-12 02:51
Jess,
Simply = simple, maybe?
Still laughing!
Respectfully, Race
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weirdelf
Wed, 2012-12-12 08:29
thank you
well spotted.
Fixed
cheers,
Jess
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author commentBettyBuff
Wed, 2012-12-12 04:24
LOL...
That's a mischievous piece...glad to see you've still "got it!"...
(Hug) Ells x
weirdelf
Wed, 2012-12-12 08:31
I'm back!
Sometimes harsh, sometimes kind, but always honest.
cheers,
Jess
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author commentWilliam Saint George
Wed, 2012-12-12 07:05
That poet, sir,
is YOU!
No verse is free for the man who wants to do a good job. - TS Eliot
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weirdelf
Wed, 2012-12-12 08:33
All verse is free
unless it's bad.
cheers,
Jess
A new workshop on the most important element of poetry-
'Rhythm and Meter in Poetry'
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/rhythm-and-meter-poetry
author commentloved
Wed, 2012-12-12 09:41
harsh, AT times kind, ....but
million perscent
honest.
loved
Barbara Writes
Wed, 2012-12-12 10:31
Yea honest is you Jess
Honesty free the soul of desert mirages in poetic writings.
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