Sometimes I Think In Rhyme

DesertWords

Sometimes I find myself thinking in rhyme;
   not every day and not all the time,
   but when a new thought decides to emerge,
   a thought that's resisted the urge to be heard,
   I race to my keyboard, sit perfectly still
   and wait for the rhyme and the meter to fill
   my empty page, that contemptuous place
   that scorns my attempt to fill all the space
   with glorious words, such beauty and grace
   that within a few days I'll hear my phone ring
   and a voice will direct that I pack all my things
   and move to New York; Oh my, what a dream!
   Can it be that my words have obtained the esteem
   of the Pulitzer group that waits breathlessly
   to examine the rhyme and the meter they see
   from a would-be poet like me?

Sometimes I find myself thinking in rhyme;
   not every day and not all the time,
   and when the urge comes, I sit with the thought,
   consider my options and decided that I ought
   to go take an afternoon nap.

Oh, well.

  • Author: DesertWords (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 8th, 2018 10:24
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  • Andrew Charles Forrest

    Well done DW I love the meter
    a rhyme for me could not be sweeter
    when laid out i n the sanzas so
    Strong start. nice build and end?
    Bravo!

    • DesertWords

      I love to rhyme
      Most of the time.
      Thank you
      For your view.

    • MaddieJ

      I love that you captured the concept of thinking in rhyme. Well done sir!

    • Goldfinch60

      Very good write DW, thinking in rhyme is great. I have a poet friend who thinks in 5-7-5 (haiku) all the time.



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