Are they really out there? |
It’s rumored, in a recent press release, a new squad has formed in the constabulary, They’re fondly referred to as Poetry Police And their mission is to guard our vocabulary. They are claiming the added pollution will reduce with this current solution and they promise a swift prosecution to those guilty of poor elocution It seems popular today to allow meter to vary and claim you’re just being contemporary. It’s okay if you do but one thing you should know is you still need to focus on having good flow. There’s many who claim that rhyme is a curse and refuse to include it in nary a verse. It appears if you do—you can no longer be counted among those—whose writing is “free”. Now this path has demanded a heavier cost for figurative language is now all but lost, replaced by some rather confusing commotion about needing to share all my inner emotion. My ear longs to hear one more good metaphor and a fresh oxymoron is never a bore. There’s no substitution for turning a phrase, so I’m voting to give these policemen a raise. If you choose to write poetry as a vocation and you wish to avoid any legal complication, to assist your endeavor then my best advice is— you should practice the use of poetic devices. |