Versatility

poem in rhyming quatrains

 

 

 Versatility?

 

I think that I can claim to be

 a poet who is versatile.

I try to write my poetry

 in varied form and varied style.

 

I emulate and imitate

styles of great poets of the past.

To show that I appreciate

 poets that time has over cast.

 

Although long dead their words live on.

A source of inspiration to

 poets today .Though they’re long gone

 and I give credit where its due.

 

Although some things I write are new

I cannot trace their origin.

I trust my muse as poets do.

She prods me until I begin.

 

She tells me there is no such thing

as writers block there cannot be.

A poor excuse for not writing

I’m not allowed to be lazy

 

That’s something she won’t tolerate

and drags me from my bed to write.

Though I protest the hour is late.

She is insistent that I write.

 

If she should choose to stay away

 I’d seize the opportunity

to simple have a lazy day

Without my conscience pricking me.

 

11-Mar-08

Reviews

[Kara Emily Krantz]

haha i liked the beginning,a nd then you switched it up, and the ending was just adorable :) :)

'She tells me there is no such thing
as writers block there cannot be.
A poor excuse for not writing
I'm not allowed to be lazy"

haha that's great :)

i need someone who will do this to/for me :)