How can I escape the rascal that is 'rhyme'?
How can I escape the rascal that is 'rhyme'?
Alas, It's second nature and all I've ever known
Safely stored away in my subconscious mind
But it seems a skill one shouldn't care to hone
Be it a careless couplet or within a loathsome line
Still it breeds contempt in those editorial eyes
The mere thought alone is looked on as a crime
And as you'll clearly see, I haven't severed ties
I'll try and part ways in this stanza and the next
But I fear this likelihood is far beyond my résumé
It seems that I was gifted, or rather I was hexed
Now all I have to offer you is the ultimate cliché
So here we are; the last chance for redemption
Still it won't relent; this dreadful rhyming curse
And so I must concede this bone of contention
As I shamelessly proceed with the final verse
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I love rhyme... used properly, I think it enhances the words upon the page...used badly and I totally get what the editors mean. Great poem x
I would have to agree. Which is just as well, as rhyme seems to be somewhat intrinsic when I write; once the first line is established, what follows is built around rhyme, and it seems to happen in a strange, unwitting way. Sometimes it won't necessarily even be a full poem, just a mere 4 line stanza. But rhyme is always with me.
It's only recently I've been trying my hand more at poetry without rhyme (or at least, not so much of it!) This is a rare thing for me. But I'm experiencing an unusual creative epiphany presently.
Thanks again x