My preference is always to read good poetry, however, I know that I write really bad poetry :) So I guess I missed my day to "shine."
One of my lessons, when I was teaching poetry, was to take a recognized poem and emulate it. That is, use its structure, but substitute your own words. For example:
Who Has Seen the Wind?
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
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Then you do something like this:
Who Has Seen My Keys
Who has seen my keys
Neither daughter nor son
But when it's time to go to work,
The keys are never found
Who has seen my keys
Neither son nor daughter
But when I check my coat again
They are where they oughter.
Please post your own emulations !!
Have a great poetry day!!
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