June 23: Similes Like Metaphors

When someone called me poet, I demurred

And said that what I write is really verse;

When asked the difference, I then deferred

To dictionary, lest I make things worse.

I found that verse has meter, which I knew,

And often features rhymes at ends of lines,

And while a poem has a rhythm, too,

It’s figurative language that defines.

So if some standard verse I wish to write,

I’ll stick to my familiar metric feet.

But if a poem’s in the cards tonight,

There’s just one thing it needs to be complete.

To call th...