Humor Poetry posted March 8, 2012 |
Modified Triolets in Trochaic Meter ...
Deluded
by closetpoetjester
DELUDED DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da Spare a thought for those deluded All-ensconced in ego stroking Talent need not be included Spare a thought for poor deluded Lack of skill won't be precluded Wisps of hollow warmth they're stoking Spare a thought for those deluded Comfort sought in ego stroking Shallow froth is all they're cloaking Bucks will baste and then they're bleating Praise that fluff? You MUST be joking? Lack of skill they're barely cloaking "Catapult me high" they're croaking "Into rankings finest seating!" Purchased pride I'm squarely poking Surely it's themselves they're cheating? Some just like to buy a ranking When the talent has eluded Ladder rungs they're more than flanking As they boost and bolster ranking Member dollars they'll be thanking Could we be the ones deluded? P'raps it's us they're truly wanking As I seem to have concluded ... * * * * * Some who sit in high commandish Hate critique and act out-landish Ostentatious, snide, off-standish Can be those who ego brandish Quite convinced their cash-in-handish Touts a rating oh so grandish News to those with big demandish Bucks don't make you that outstandish! (C) |
Recognized |
Seriously, buckeths do NOT maketh thy poet. Well, notteth in my booketh anyway.
I have NOTHING against any level of promotion... Just be prepared to take honest criticism as level of bucks
should not be used as an incentive to silence constructive critique.
If the Pope posted a poem and paid in gold...I would still tell him if his meter was out in my opinion or if
there were ANY improvements I could make. I seriously would.
Unfortunately there are some here who believe that dollars equate to glowing reviews. Not so in my book I'm afraid.
When bucks are backed up with GREAT poetry, thats a whole different ball game.
I merely suggest rating reflect ones talent, not amount of bucks offered or operating on incessant reviewer greed.
Plenty complain about the ranking system and its unfairness however are quite happy to take the bucks and
"make nice" in review.
The sooner we start really critiquing FAIRLY, inspite of how much a post pays, the sooner our rankings will
truly reflect the talent in the writing and NOT depth of the hip pocket.
I know I am out on a limb with this. Plenty have had a bitch about this in recent times.
I just wanna have my 62c worth too.
Thanks for reading...and rating HONESTLY.
I can take it you know?
Triolet form - 8 lines in iambic meter
Lines 1,4 7 repeat and 2,8 repeats also.
Rhyme scheme usually ABaAabAB ... these are way modified.
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