Who Hasn't Written Doggerel?!
Blank verse is but pretentious prose - discuss
Well sir, I say that prose is but listless poetry
I can't see why reviewers make a fuss
Or why they hide their own verse in shadowetry
In fact I cannot see the need at all
For critics - nail them to the wall!
Rhymed verse is just old-fogey doggerel - debate
Well sir, I say that debates are but old hat
A non-rhyming poem is like breakfast without bran
Don't you know, at your age, that you're sure to rue that?
In fact I cannot see there's any point
For prunes - your shriveled hands to anoint!
Atonal music's worse than random noise - agree?
Well sir, I say that all sound one hears is noise
But not all noise is random, can't you see?
Oh, to see what I've heard, hear what I've seen!
In fact I cannot find a farthing of truth
In your words - must you be so uncouth?
Contributors: | Beefy, anon, Kansas Sam, P, Francine, archaeopteryx, Randy, pasquale, Nym. |
Poem finished: | 2nd August 2003. |