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Slave to Rhyme
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
The mechanics of it all Is what drives me up a wall An every day constant fight Struggling just to get it right Oh, to keep it all in sync Makes it hard for me to think Would that I could write it free But slave to rhyme, that is me  |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
I also am a "slave to rhyme!" And I LIKE it like that!!!! It may drive me up a wall But without it I would fall I admit it's hard to think And sometimes I am on the brink Slave to rhyme, I might be 'Cause I CHOOSE not to write in free! LOL ------------------ *Elizabeth* "Dwelt a maid belov'd and cherish'd by high and low, But with autumn leaf she perish'd, long time ago..." |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Know what you mean! ------------------ Denise |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Wonderfully written Andrew. Although a slave to rhyme myself, I do tangle with free verse from time to time |
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap |
We're slaves to rhyme, alas, 'tis true: But at least we don't have to think in it, too! I know all about this one, Andrew ... I'm too much of a coward to write free verse ... afraid my words cannot stand on their own without that song behind them ... A good read. I like it muchly. ------------------ "Nunc lento sonitu dicunt, morierus" (Now as I hear this bell tolling softly for another, it says to me, "Thou must die.") |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
I AM lost and foundering without my rhyme.... for sure.. |
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Lucie Senior Member
since 1999-06-20
Posts 1077Houston |
Think in verse is what I do so I can produce a poem for you. It may read like a jumprope song but the words are right where they belong. I read my poems right out loud like I am speaking to a crowd. To make sure lines are reading well, so don't put me in a padded cell.  |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Would we remember poetry If none of it were rhymed, but free? Our songs from early, happy times Would we remember without rhymes? Would children understand so clear The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, A vital part of history If not for rhyme instead of free? Don't ever feel it is a crime To be obsessed by making rhyme The rules, it's true, can oft be trying But that's what makes it satisfying. |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Thank you one and all for stopping by. Your replies were a joy to read. I sort of figured that I wasn't the only one in the rhyming boat. From the names below I couldn't ask for better company. |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
If you take time to read Andrew's poem - which is priceless in my opinion - take time to read the replies. They are equally as fun to read. Alison |
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