Style over contentA Poem by BeccyThe meter,' said Peter, 'is paramount when perfecting and primping a poem, it should go with a flow, like - so la ti do with rhapsodic refrains in a row.' 'So you clearly like rhyme with a reason,' mused Cedric - full bearded - and Zen, 'And dull keyboards and screens are the tools of your dreams, whereas I am still notebook and pen; and I don't know a strophe from a spondee, or whether sonnet or septet is best, and adonic and dactyl and pantoum leave me confused and poetically stressed. 'But I know a good poem when I see one, a few lines - or a grand classic ode, 'tis a journey that transports the reader whether Shakespeare or verse a la mode.' And whilst tea and digestives were summoned the discussion waged heated and loud, on the merits (or not,) and of who gave a jot as to what was correct or allowed. But one thing was agreed as the moon rose and they parted the bestest of friends ; that the magic of words is what matters and where poets take you with their pens.
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27 Reviews Added on May 11, 2015 Last Updated on November 8, 2019 AuthorBeccyUnited KingdomAboutI'm forty four, single and have a lovely fifteen year old son called Charlie. I've been writing poetry and short stories since I can remember. I have always been an assiduous reader of poetry and real.. more..Writing
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