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I call my scribblings ' Expressions and Observations ', after my experience at a writers group, whom I was told would be like-minded! Huh!
The first question they asked was what rhyming structure I used.. ABBA?, ABC ABC?, ACBA? or other such to my mind... absolute nonsense!
My reply was "S'cuse me?"
They next asked how long they took to write.. I said about 5/10 minutes or whenever they decide to stop!
They said "They can't!" Me said "They do!"
They then asked how many times I edit them? Me said "I don't! They are what they are!"
One said it took him 4 months to edit 6 lines! Double Huh!
Anyhoo, after a few meetings I'd had enough of the psuedo-intellectual pontificators especially when one said "Why do yours always have the same rhythm?" I replied "Do you have a problem with Shakespeare then!?"
And promptly left never to darken their doors again!
I now refer to myself as a 'Bard' rather than a 'poet' as I believe it comes from the Heart not the Brain, mind you, if you read some of them, you'll see other thoughts that struck me too!
In my book and I'm sure many other peoples'...
If It Don't Come From The Heart It Ain't Worth Squat!
For whatever reason I always place, date and time my musings, at least the time I started scribbling on my scratching pad or whatever else was to hand at the moment!
Having recently, failed miserably in an attempt to get my stuff published by the apparently largest publishers of 'poetry' in the U.K., who, by the way, sent the usual rejection with a covering letter which to me beggars belief! I thought I would try, bearing in mind I'm extremely left brain dead and not at all sure how much of the right side works either, to, in the word's of the prophet, F***(expletive deletive) 'em! I'll do a web page, so there!
In the interests of anyone else out there, but, mainly for that exquisite feeling of satisfaction in circumstances such as these, on the next page is the salient paragraph to which I append my reply.
Also by way of an introduction, is my tribute to www.poetry.com, ( I have purposely not put a link in here! If you really feel the need to visit the site, it ain't much to type in is it?) whose; book, cassette, print, you name it, I have never yet been suckered into purchasing! Even though they keep writing to me saying I am one of the 'Best Poets of the Millennium' and they would accept a new work for the Millennium Edition just on that fact alone! Well, lucky me! Somehow I doubt if ' Bah! Humbug! ' will make it in though!
rates on application
If you need a rhyming verse, personal to you
For the One you Love or Hate, this is what you do...
Mail to me and let me know the details you want in
I'll write the verse in style like this and it will make you grin!
If you would like to write of Love or Sadness or Desire
Just mail me and I'll write for you, you see I am for hire!
Birthdays, Weddings, Valentines, Get Lost or I Love You
Each one will be original and they will love it too!
But, even if you're Heart's Desire is bent upon Revenge...
The sword is strong ,but, mighty are the words writ with my pen!
So, here I sit with quill in hand to write on your behalf
In rhyme like this so
serious, or, just to have a laugh!
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