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As the Old Year ends - happy New Year, friends!

If the Old Year seems to have lacked rhyme and reason,
  and the New Year could be just as bad - or worse,
let's remember, as we leave the festive season,
that, although it's clearly not the whole solution,
  we can, at least, make this our resolution -
that there's both rhyme and reason in our verse
  (and, if it should be blank verse we compose,
let's just make sure it's something more than prose).

Have a good one, Cheers - jimmy

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  • Yvette Champ
    January 11

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    This a well written write that has an inherent feelgood factor, compact with impact within the philosophy to at least remain positive within our creativity and oh, thank the Lord for such liberty, as for rhyme opposed to prose, well both smell as sweet to this delicate nose,sometimes I attempt rhyme and write a compromized "crime" others it's prose to play with words and imagery,but more often than not I freeverse across the universe as the year ended without rhyme or reason but societal treason I start the new with the need to tackle tangents via the need to spill ink and induce others to take the time to think...

    A happy, healthy and harmonious 2008 to you too,
    though am a tad late, you have the entire year to enjoy and revel in the bounty of being able to create,

    ~ Yvette ~


  • Sagerider
    January 8

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    Bravo

    I share your thoughts on prose, but I did meet a young lady on this site who writes prose that bubbles forth like a clear mountain stream, free of the usual unsavory tastes and smells.

  • judyjudyjudy
    January 8

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    I like that. It flows well and in fact, it's got rhyme and rhythm so you haven't broken your resolutions. You have a happy new year.


  • camo.egg.army.gurl
    January 4
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    thank you its great i love how it flowed

  • Francis Vincent
    January 2
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    good job

    what better reason to pen a verse than the new year

  • WolfHeart gold member
    January 2

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    Wonderful! Poetry goes beyond the mundane and beyond the
    spectacular. Poetry will live when the bombs have come and done their worst, for words of the soul and not written just on paper, but on the very air we breath.

    Wolfie

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  • eleno
    January 2
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    aww, that is such a sweet greet. thank you so much,.-elena


  • Seraph
    January 2

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    Amusing write. Definitely made me smile! When we've got nothing else, we certainly have our poetry. Thanks for sharing!

    -Sera-

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  • cricketjeff gold member
    January 2

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    Always rhyme, but as for reason?
    To stop my nonsense would be treason!
    But I shall resolve, along with you
    To keep the rhyme in all I do
    So Snaggleduffs or a garden train
    I hope I shan't make you complain
    I'll read and write and think awhile
    And hope reason enough is it makes folk smile!


  • Anna Emkah
    January 2

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    Hi Jimmy. This is a splendid little poem. I already had a laugh when I saw the title, "As the Old Year ends - happy New Year, friends!", but the poem made me laugh even more. A great message: Let there be rhyme and reason in our verse and something more than prose!!! This is exactly what a good poem should look like and I am sure all the AP poets do their utmost!
    Well done. Anna.

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