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I THINK I'LL WRITE A POEM
� Bob ([email protected])
I�D LIKE TO EXPRESS MYSELF WRITING A POEM
A TITLE WITH POWER, LIKE "NO PLACE LIKE HOME"!
WITH FEELING GALORE, TOUCH THE STRINGS OF A HEART
WELL, THAT�S WHAT I�D LIKE! SO NOW, FOR A START!
A RHYME AND A REASON IS WHAT I REQUEST,
A RHYME TO MAKE HAPPY, MY MOTIVE THE BEST-
A BIT OF A RHYTHM, SOME SYLLABLES SHORT,
AND THEN I WILL HAVE ME A POEM OF A SORT.
I GOT ME THE PAPER, I GOT ME THE PEN,
SO I GUESS IT IS TIME TO START WRITING AGAIN-
MY THINKING AT ONCE IS A LITTLE MYOPIC
(I NEED TO COME UP WITH A PASSABLE TOPIC).
I WONDER HOW POETS CONNECT WITH THE MUSE
AND HOW THEY�RE SO ABLE TO PAY POET�S DUES-
I STRAIN AND I STRUGGLE TO BRING OUT A THOUGHT -
IT OUGHT TO BE EASIER, I SWEAR IT OUGHT!
SHOULD I WRITE ABOUT ME, LET US SAY, BIOGRAPHIC?
I DON�T THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE BORNE BY THE TRAFFIC-
ABOUT MY PET PEEVE OR MY FAVORITE CAT?
WELL, DARN IT, I�VE READ WAY TOO MUCH ABOUT THAT!
A POEM SHOULD BE LOVELY, (OF BEAUTY A THING!)
IT SHOULD BE EXPRESSIVE; IT�S PHRASING SHOULD SING!
PLEASE READ AND BE HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE HERE-
I�LL TRY TO IMPROVE WHEN I WRITE ONE NEXT YEAR!
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