Poetic License

Poetic license

             whatever does that mean?

  end up taking matters

                 into your own hands

do you need 3 forms of I.D.

      150 mph and run with it

             does it take an instructor

to do 30 speeding laps

           around the WC

could there be 

a hefty fine...

will you flip the bird? 

    Can anyone get away with it

and what's the fee?

              it is like a purple polka dot tree

     wrapped around

               a cheeky monkey?

will it drive over

 your suspension of disbelief

will it offend your

 cherished book of rules

         or is it just too school for cool?

From where I can see, 

just write to your heart's content

there are no rules in poetry

Reviews

[AYVID]

There are no rules in this game...only the hearts' diktats. No cherished book of rules, no schools!

"does it take an instructor
to do 30 speeding laps
around the WC" - No way! Just take the plunge! Free style! :)

Good for you Frieda! If it's not from the soul, it's not poetry. Power to poets!

[Frieda P]

ha love your passion kiddo! ;-) x

[AYVID]

Thanks! :)

[Frieda P]

doing the happy dance, you're the featured review! :-)

[AYVID]

:)))) It's a Friday evening great!

[Michael Kevin Spencer]

The problem with writing a lot as I well know, is your get the high of creativity without the actual quality of the poem, but I guess in the end it's a trade off of joy vs. what, the ideal poem? Which doesn't exist, so might as well wing it.

The fee of poetry I think is existential weariness. Unless you write for beauty alone, which would be quite dull.

[Frieda P]

Writing should never be dull, and I seriously doubt there's any ideal poem, not everyone likes the same thing to begin with. For me, poetry equals sanity. Thanks for the review MKS.

[Michael Kevin Spencer]

I can sort of see your point.

[Androglossia]

Following rules defeats the purpose of an emotional write. It makes a writer too objective to recognize emotion. I didn't wanna do that. This poem is to the point. Hits close to home:)

[Frieda P]

Exactly! Thanks sweetie. :-)

[Marie]

Poetic license can take you anywhere.
But that doen't mean I'll read stream-of-consciousness rants.

[Frieda P]

No worries, I have no consciousness....

[CS]

Now that you mention it, there really should be a "behind the pen" test before they give those licenses out. Instead of testing for parallel parking, the instructors can check if the poet knows that substituting "ur" for "your" is going to cause a fatal collision. They hand those dang licenses out so recklessly. You don't even need to know how to read or write proper english anymore!

Honestly, just like a drivers license, a poetic license should be something you have to earn. I don't think it matters what a poet wants to write about or how they choose to write about it. But bad grammer just bad grammer.

Love the concept here, Frieda. Nice work.

[Frieda P]

Ur so write! Sorry, couldn't resist ;-)
....thanks so much Courtney~!

[PP]

Frieda BTW do you know where the Poetic License Office is..Post Code would do ???? LOL

[Frieda P]

Tink, there was one in your tangy Margherita, did you not see? ;-)

[PP]

Ohhh Yeas..You are an eye opener darling :)

[Frieda P]

Cheers lovely lady ;-)

[PP]

xx