Sherry Chandler » I’m blank verse

I’m blank verse



I am, of course, none other than blank verse.
I don’t know where I’m going, yes, quite right;
And when I get there (if I ever do)
I might not recognise it. So? Your point?
Why should I have a destination set?
I’m relatively happy as I am,
And wouldn’t want to be forever aimed
Towards some future path or special goal.
It’s not to do with laziness, as such.
It’s just that on the whole I’d rather not
Be bothered - so I drift contentedly;
An underrated way of life, I find.
What Poetry Form Are You?

H/T to Terry, who’s a sonnet.

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3 Comments

  • 1. Rebecca Clayton replies at 16th April 2007, 2:11 pm :

    I’m a triolet. I’ve never been so proud.

  • 2. Joanie DiMartino replies at 18th April 2007, 8:12 pm :

    I’m a Terza Rima! :-) Now I’ll have to try the form…

  • 3. sherry replies at 19th April 2007, 5:54 am :

    Oh you should try it, Joanie, because it’s fun. And as Molly Peacock says, you can just kinda go on with it forever. Sort of like blank verse, actually.

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