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I am going to write a poem tonight

July 10, 2009
By Lauren Hooker SILVER, Charlottesville, Virginia
Lauren Hooker SILVER, Charlottesville, Virginia
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I am going to write
A poem tonight,
And oh! how it will sing.
The critics will write,
‘It was our delight
To read this marvelous thing.’
With their high praise
And warm accolades,
I’ll bubble up straight to the top.
And I’ll think of those days
When I sat in a haze,
Consumed with writer’s block
As I sit now,
Wondering how
And what I am going to say.
Couplets are fine
As long as they rhyme,
And inversions and words on play.
But none of that matters,
And your poem is shattered,
If you haven’t got something to say.



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on Jul. 19 2009 at 9:01 pm
Inkspired PLATINUM, Whitby, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;If one will scoff at the study of language, how, save in terms of language, will one scoff?&quot; - Mario Pei<br /> &quot;I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn&#039;t, I would die.&quot; Isaac Asimov

Amazing! Your poems are really, really good. I love the way you rhymed this one, it has a good rhythm. Love it!