The Perils of Perfectionism

poesy-4-poesy's-sake

Somewhere

Close to the end

Of his latest

Attempt to amend

He came across

The word "than"

Where he had meant

To write "then"

And he threw

Away his pen

Vowing to never

Write again

Jim Lonsdale Poetry 2026

Author's Note

An old poem that found its way back to me

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Some poets can be so hard on themselves. I found common ground here Jim. Perfectionism is a pain in the backside.

Chris

[Desert Knave]

Thank you. I am not as bad at it as the poem suggests, but I hate finding flaws in something I thought was done. ~Jim

[Michael Sun Bear]

I’m glad it did! As my first poem of the day it gave me a laugh. Short and witty, just the way I like it.

[Desert Knave]

Thanks. I keep meaning to go through all of my old stuff, but never do much about it. ~Jim