20 LINES by Paul Peter McLean

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		Date Added: May 08, 2004 08:05:16	Average Score: (Needs 2)
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20 LINES

“Your poem must have 20 lines or less.

Remember, give your full name and address

So we can contact you if you should win”.

They’ll probably just throw mine in the bin.

“The work can be in blank verse or in rhyme”.

Oh, thanks for telling me. You took your time.

Now let’s see, are there any other rules?

Is there a theme we’re meant to write about?

“The theme of this year’s competition

Is what it’s like to be a poet”.

Right, that should be easy enough.

That’s the advice that every writer gets:

Write about the things you know the best.

And if there’s one thing I know all about,

It’s the plethora of problems facing poets;

The search for time to write, and inspiration,

The money spent on entering competitions,

And finally, the search for publishers.

Yes, that should be an easy one to write,

If only they’d allow me more than 20 little lines.

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Comments:

	Comment By: She Whispers on May 8, 2004 11:46:03 PM	Report
	REALLY ENJOYED THIS.. WHAT A WRITE.. INDIA-SHE Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: Mary Lou Allen on May 8, 2004 02:19:04 PM	Report
	Good work, Peter. Sometimes it hardly seems worth the hassle. But what can you do? If you have to write, you have to write. And if you have to write, you may as well go for the gold. Keep your chin up. If anyone can tell the world what it's like to be a poet in 20 lines, it's you. Well done. ML Respond To This Comment

	Comment By: jazzdude on May 8, 2004 08:56:18 AM	Report
	haha...way too cool... Respond To This Comment