To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme?

Isn't that the question?

To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme?

 

There's two main ways to construct regular poem

 

Two different ways to make your point come alive;

 

You either make the lines rhyme, or you don't

 

This is an example of rhyme;

 

I use it most of the time,

 

but sometimes I don't, depending on

 

How hard I want to think on any given day

 

With the rhyming kind, you're limited

 

To words that mirror the previous line

 

With free verse, the only limitation is your imagination!

 

Well, you'll need your imagination for the rhyming

 

Kind also; so I guess what I'm so clumsily trying

 

To say is I'll just start writing and see where

 

The words take me, and you, unless

 

You are so frustrated by my pathetic attempt to write

 

Something at least coherent, let alone entertaining,

 

That you've long ago stopped reading

 

Never mind; please ignore my scribbling

 

If you thought this was going somewhere, think again;

 

I'll guess I should just quit while I'm behind!

 

Reviews

[Marie]

I am a rhyming poet myself. However, don't think that free verse is actually free. Words must still be chosen with care.In this poem, you've tried to combine both forms; a noble effort.

[Michael Stevens]

Thanks Marie;you've sure got that right; maybe a better name for free verse would be, "Poetry That Doesn't Rhyme, but Careful Consideration Was Put Into Every Line!"

[Marie]

THat's the idea!