Serious Poetics

getting real

When I try serious poems

It just doesn’t work

I seem to be missing some

Serious type quirk

Although I sometimes wonder

If it’s a real necessary kinda perk

 

But all great poets write seriously

And a great poet

Is what I wanna be

So I really must apply myself

More vigorously

And hopefully my poetic’s won’t be regarded

As more unnecessary debris

 

A night school course

Called me away

From my lack of serious

Day after day

But when I found out how much

I’d have to pay

My pursuit of serious

Vanished quickly away

 

Author's Note

What about free correspondence courses?

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Poets like you & me are doomed, my friend, becuz none of these hoity-toities will accept rhyming poets into their club. They look down upon rhyming like we're still in diapers. And as if our bad rhyming habits weren't disqualifying enuf, me 'n' you think about as deeply as a grizzly swatting salmon in the middle of the stream. Beyond those dire poetic impurities, we're also contaminated with overactive funny bones. And there you have it . . . please don't try to escape me by leaving amateur-land! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Dave Brown]

grizzly swatting salmon
That is a beauty
good to see your vivid imagination at work again
(They don't use nets??)

[Neville]

... my word sir, you are a silly sausage .. if you can make someone chuckle by wielding ya pen, you need never be lonely never agen...

excuse the above typo I only just noticed as I was about to hit the submit button but on reflection, quite like it ..

Neville :)

[Dave Brown]

U R (it is) excused and a thanks for the friendly visit
Hug a statue

[Neville]

and why not indeed. if ya can still find one standing.... N :)

[R.E. Ray]

Dave, I'd say keep writing poems like this one because it's who you are. I'd not say you don't write serious poems. I think you have layers. One of my favorite American poets is Billy Collins, who has been criticized for his "under-conceptualized" poetry. His poetry is quite the opposite. I think humor and lightheartedness can draw in readers who want that and those who want to look underneath and between the lines. I always enjoy your work, and this one is no exception.

[Dave Brown]

Thanks Mr. Ray
That is the second poet you have mentioned to me which gives me more reading to enjoy
Thanks for your visit

[R.E. Ray]

You're welcome. You can find him on YouTube. He's very entertaining. I think you'd like his stuff.

[Gee]

We all write , or try to, what we think we do best Dave, and if light hearted is your " bag" then so be it.
Hope you are well

[Dave Brown]

All is well here
UR either an early riser or beyond the need for sleep
either way, always appreciate your visit
Thanks 4 dropping by

[Gee]

Have a cocker spaniel that wakes me between 4 and 4:30 every morning for a pee and a treat :)

[Dave Brown]

Gotta love our dogs and their treat thingy

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My question is why so serious ? My friend you got it gift of great humour and creativity . At same way like Lewis Carrol or Jonathan Swift . You are able to make smiles on faces of serious poet like a me. In the way your writing here is very unique and refreshing. So keep your writing how is it.


I think Correspondence course is great idea. I was also thinking maybe created group where all members of this website can share with own experience with creative writing.

[Dave Brown]

Thanks for you visit
I will seriously never get serious again
and to think I almost wasted all that money on a correspondence course, which also exposes the fact that I can't spell correspondance correctly twice in a row
Take care

[Chris Shaw]

Your poems will never be unnecessary debris Dave. Sometimes I think my stuff is too serious, I would like to bring in more lighthearted topics. I enjoy all you write. I know when I visit you I'm going to come away uplifted and smiling.

Chris

[Dave Brown]

Aw, shucks!
glad to hear.
Your 'stuff' has always been good reading
You are one of the first poets I connected with way back when and I have always enjoyed reading you.
BTW one of your, go to, holiday locations (which you had mentioned a while back) came under my brush.
I will see if my guru (grandson) can figure out how to send it ( I am computer illiterate) and you can see if you recognize my, so called. interpretation of this fabled site.
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[Chris Shaw]

That is so kind. Thank you. By the way I am no genius either when it comes to computer literacy. Far from it :)

[Brian Shepard]

I'm not exactly sure what "serious" even means in terms of writing. I'm sure Dr. Suess took his royalty checks pretty damned seriously and I've no doubt that most people who read Rod McKuen think he's pretty serious. Who knows. I recently read a novel about a sentient fungus and loved it. Your writing, serious or not, is always enjoyed by this rarely serious reader. Nice work.

[Dave Brown]

Oh thanks Brian
you have set me off in pursuit of Rod McKuen (had not heard of him) and I'll try and find the sentient fungus thingy (sounds interesting)
Have a good day

[Lydia Shutter]

Money rules the world, doesn't it? Your rhyming ditties always make me smile, Dave. Lydi**

[Dave Brown]

Ah yes, that old money thingy

[Ana Papaya]

Hmm. Food for thought... I'm not a very serious one either. I never thought about taking a course though.

[Dave Brown]

Well, that is a strange comment
I have always considered U2B a serious poet, /Perhaps in this great country, serious has a different meaning from C2 shining C
However that may be, it is seriously (?!!!?) nice to hear from U.
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