10/20/2017 0 Comments Poetry is FUN!When my pencil can't seem to draw the thoughts in my mind or my fingers can't touch the piano keys that sing my heart song, I turn to poetry and words.
It may be cliche, but man, do I love it. I don't write enough poetry to be an expert at it, but each time I pour my thoughts out through rhyme, I look back at it kind of impressed. Perhaps it's the musician in me, but rhythm is one thing I always make sure I incorporate. Free-form is great and all, but I've found it's hard to read unrhythmic poetry when that's what I'm expecting. And don't get me started on rhyming! I LOVE rhyming! Again, free-form is great, but it's an artistic challenge when you force yourself to rhyme every other line, or try to use couplets at the end of each stanza. It puts your brain in a totally different mindset, and you approach your thoughts in a completely new way. Alliteration can be so cool. Poets used to use it much more often in the Middle Ages, but it can be fun today, too! I accidentally did it once in an online discussion. "I didn't want to delve into the depths of debate, but I've decided differently." Actually, alliteration is always awesome. Anyone at all will adore your amazing announcements if you allocate your words arduously. See what I did there? Anyway, poetry is easy. You can make it as short or as long as you want. You can become a better writer. If you want to rhyme and incorporate rhythm and alliteration, you'll learn lots of new words, and you'll feel pretty clever, too! You don't have to share it with anyone if you think it's bad. It's not like a novel that could take up months of your time. It's refreshing to create something simple and complex at the same time. So try it yourself! Poetry is fun!
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