Blurring poetic lines.

No one wants to rhyme their poems

the way that rhymes should be

They choose instead to write free verse

which leaves no fun for me.

No one wants to meter poems

the way the feet should go

they choose instead to add more beats

which screws up all the flow.

No one wants to write their poems

and go by all the rules

They choose instead to throw away

the well-known chosen tools.

No one wants to work their poems

but this I must confess

I chose one day to be the same

Am I as bad? Oh yes!

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[ANTO]

Rhyme has become a dirty word these days PW. Those who practice it (many of whom I revere for their skills), seem to apologise for employing it - as if they are a new kind of heretic.
This is solid defence. Rhyme is not dead ! lol
Good writing. I enjoyed this.

[Bare trees]

Thanks so much for your words and for taking the time.