To Those Who Want to Write in Rhyme

JOSIE'S POEMS

Writing in Rhyme

By Josie Whitehead

To those who want to write in rhyme –

You lucky ones who have the time:

Dictionaries can fill your minds

With words of many different kinds.

The large words such as herbivorous,

And small words found in a thesaurus;

The words that are quite in between

And grand words such as king and queen.

Words that fill your mind with fear

And those that bring you inner cheer;

Words that cause you agitation

And welcome words of admiration.

Words that tickle, tease or taunt;

Those for Halloween that haunt.

Words that just won’t let you sleep,

ie such words as bang or beep.

Words that gently kiss the mind –

There are lots of them I think you'll find.

Try: flutter, flitter, hum or buzz,

Or soft-to-feel words: fur or fuzz.

There are so many words to choose,

So, come on now, don't sit and snooze.

Absorb those words, yes, every sort,

But poets, keep those poems short!!

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