Written 7th February 2021
Now that I feel like
The master of rhyme
I decided to check out
Great poets of all time
Byron, Shelly, and Maya Angelo
(But are a few greats
That I got to know)
So I could investigate
the competition
(so to speak)
Solicit some tips
Find ways to tweak…
My own poetry writing
(why not learn from the best!)
Oh my God! Why’d I even
choose to go there
As I perused their greatness
My angst started to grow
Perhaps I know nothing
About this poetry fandango
What’s this I see?
So many poems don’t rhyme?
Like a kindergarten child
My poems rhyme
ALL THE TIME!
Perhaps I should write
a rhymeless poem about a tree?
I’m so bloody NOT inspired.
(Is that a crime?)
Now, wait just one minute
Calm yourself down
You have great inspirations
They just need to be found!
Julia Donaldson?
(Who wrote The Gruffalo)
Adrian Mole?
(He’s NOT A POET– you know!!)
Yes, but Sue Townsend was amazing
She ALWAYS made me laugh!!
(We are talking about POETRY
stay on the path!!)
Be patient, I’m sure
I will find more to show
How about Doctor Seuss?
Yes, there you go
Oooooh!!! Giles Andreae?
(Giraffes Can’t Dance!)
A book about finding your confidence
And learning to prance!
OMG, come on Gayle!
That’s children’s crap!
You aren’t seriously
Going mention all that?
No Wait! I’ve got it!
I’ve got it, you see!
It’s child- like, it’s honest
It’s my heart on my sleeve
It comes from my soul
It’s what I perceive.
The timing may be off
The rhyming words toooo MUCH
But I can’t help it, I think
My poems are hot stuff!
You won’t need Google
To find cryptic
Hidden meaning
Most of my poems
Come from my crazy
Manic dreaming
Granted, they’re random
(not everyone’s Cuppa tea)
But these playful little rhymes
Set my soul free
So, I will stop with the comparisons
I’ll put the stick down
Happy I don’t want to be
The next William Brown
I won’t pretend to have all the answers
Or hide my fuck ups
I’ll lay them on the line
To be scrutinised close up
At least when I die
(At the ripe age of 108)
I can say I put myself out there ….
Now isn’t that fucking great!!