If I didn’t write this poem Then probably no-one would And that would be a shame Because it might have been quite good If someone else had written it It couldn’t be any worse They might have even said something Before the second verse Or stanza as it should be known If we’re going to…
Tag: meta
Rhyme Crime
Sometimes I write bad poetry In itself that’s not a crime But perhaps it is a little sin That I often rhyme ‘crime’ with ‘rhyme’ Writing poems does amuse me And they rarely take much time And it’s not all that unusual For me to rhyme ‘time’ with ‘rhyme’ Sometimes my bad poems Find an…
A Haiku That Fully Embraces Its Mediocrity
This haiku is ok For all it could be better It could still be worse
A Haiku That Regrets It Is Not A Better Haiku
The noble haiku Can be truly elegant When done properly
A Haiku To Ironically Celebrate The Fact That It Has Been A While Since I Last Wrote A Haiku After Going Through A Phase Of Writing Too Many Haikus
My name is James and I’m a haiku-aholic Having a relapse
A Cinquain That Is Fully Aware That It Is Not A Haiku
Today I felt obliged Not to write a haiku I think I managed to achieve Just that
A Haiku About The Evocative Power Of Reading Stuff You Wrote
It seems to me like I wrote this just yesterday That’s because I did
A Haiku That Is In Denial
Today I refuse To settle for a haiku So there won’t be one
A Haiku About My Failure To Meet Achievable Targets
Today I had a goal Write more than just a haiku I seem to have failed
A Haiku About Having Realistic Expectations
If you’re reading this In the hope it’s something good It may disappoint
A Poem With A Consistent Rhyme Scheme Throughout But Little Else To Recommend It
I sat down at night In artificial light That was slightly too bright And I tried to write But I was not erudite And try as I might I just couldn’t quite Get the words right I was probably a sight As if I’d had a fright I was as high as a kite After…
Blank Verse About Why I Don’t Really Like Blank Verse
‘Tis time to try my hand at writing verse The kind that lacks a rhyme but still attempts A rhythmic beat maintained by counting sounds A form as prevalent as it is dull Iambic pentameter without rhyme Might be akin to cake without icing Or birthdays without any cake at all Perhaps as bad as…
All Aboard The Quatrain
A stanza or poem made of four lines And alternate rhymes not hard to maintain Such simple rules are the only confines Which is why we love a simple quatrain
A Cinquain About How To Write An Acceptable If Unspectacular Cinquain
Cinquain It has five lines There are other rules too But the main rule is just five lines Simple
An Ode To Odes
I’m partial to an ode It’s not hard to see why Though it follows a code You only need comply With rules about the rhymes And it’s quite a simple scheme Though easy to get wrong Which we all do sometimes But the ode still reigns supreme When it can be sung like a song
A Sonnet About Writing A Sonnet That Is More Pentametric Than It Is Iambic
To write a sonnet well is no mean feat It is a testament to rhyming skills Without overlooking a rhythmic beat That endures for no less than fourteen lines Though iambically it may be flawed A pentameter can be maintained thus So one should not find oneself overawed Even Shakespeare had need to break the…
A Tanka About Writing A Tanka
Writing a tanka Is a bit like writing haikus For three lines at least Then you add another bit And one more line to end it
A Villanelle About Trying To Write A Villanelle
I wanted to improve my poetry So I tried to write a villanelle I thought it would be easy The first stanza went quite well But I slowly began to see It was difficult to foretell How successful I might be Whether I could really excel Or was this form beyond me? I knew I…
A Haiku About the Limitations Of Haikus
I have much to say But seventeen syllables Can be reductive
A Poor Limerick That Does At Least Offer A Rationale For Its Lack Of Quality
As I type this it is fairly latePerhaps it would be better to waitTill the morning to writeNot at my best tonightAs my poetry would indicate
I Don’t Even Know The Rules
If there is more skill Than just counting syllables I can’t write haiku
A Bad Poem About A Different Bad Poem
Once I wrote a poem and it wasn’t very good I put it on this blog though I wasn’t sure I should It was quite well-received even though it was so bad It got more ‘likes’ than better posts and this made me sad I wondered if it was worth putting much effort in If …
Arrant Adequacy
Battle writers block And maintain a blogging streak With meta haiku
An Inauspicious Return To Writing Poetry After 20 Months Of Not Writing Poetry
I haven’t penned a poem Since the year ended in eight So, it would be quite unfair To expect this to be great Quality is not my goal That would be a step too far If anything, my aim is To really lower the bar To write poetry this bad Is nothing short of a…
Continuity Error
If I manage to write something today it will be my 15th post in 15 days, which isn’t bad going. On the other hand, I’m not certain I’m going to get chance to get to a computer today, or indeed have time to write anything. It’s quite a dilemma – I expect there’ll be a…
James Proclaims! 