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August 15, 2020
Louise and Her Cheese
When a young lady named Louise
Said “do you like Chedda cheese?”.
I said, “indeed I do
But not when your shoe
Has walked right through that cheese!”.
Gale
A young lady named Gale
Wrote to me in braille
About a girl called Gwen
And the joy of BDSM.
So now I’m practicing braille.
August 14, 2020
Dice
2 girls chat,
About this and that.
One finds a sock.
It has not,
Been quite an hour.
“It was nice
Meeting you”,
The new
One says.
There are many ways
To play at dice.
Keats’s Beaker
Perhaps I think
Too much on fallen leaves,
When I ought to drink
From Keats’s beaker.
Hemlock is not my friend,
Yet the nightingale, Keats heard
Speaks of beauty,
And life’s end.
August 13, 2020
Fallen Blossom
Fallen blossom.
Sunshine.
Women.
And wine.
August 12, 2020
Poetry and Politics
In “10 of the best political poems everyone should read”, the site Interesting Literature lists (amongst others) W. H. Auden’s “September 1st, 1939” and Rudyard Kipling’s fine poem “Recessional”. The latter poem is no mere glorification of British imperial might. The words “lest we forget” and Kipling’s references to long gone empires, and those “drunk on power” demonstrates that the poet recognises that empires and civilisations pass. We should not be arrogant but must maintain a “humble” and “...
August 11, 2020
When Middle-Aged Men
When
Middle-aged men
Indulge in sinning
With much
Younger women,
Should we condemn
Such men?
Is it merely sinning
When such men
Undress those whose clothes
Are in fashion?
Perchance, when the dance of passion
Is long gone, something lives on.
a young lady named miss whiting A Young Lady Named Miss Whiting
A young lady named Miss Whiting
Is extremely fond of creative writing.
I’ve seen her etching,
Which is rather fetching.
One day I’ll see her writing.
The Magic Flute
There once was a man most dissolute
Who, being possessed of a magic flute
Said, to beautiful Miss Sally,
“Let us explore love’s valley”.
But she disliked him, and his flute
August 10, 2020
5 Strong Rhetorical Devices To Use In Your Poetry
My thanks to Desiree Villena for the below guest post.
Have you ever heard someone describe rhetorical devices as the salt and pepper of writing? What they mean is that a dash of alliteration or a sprinkle of repetition can add a whole lot of flavor to your words. However, it’s important to remember that rhetorical devices, like seasonings, are best in moderation. That’s why we’re only going to cover five of the strongest rhetorical devices to use in your poetry, paying particular attention to ...
