Shackles and Shite Rhymes

Shackles and Shite Rhymes

the grammar police

arrested my poem

bound the lines in cuffs

threw the words into the slammer

thus the theme

I was trying to hammer

home,

never found its freedom

to be.

erin-cilberto

11/23/21

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

The grammar police and the poet police , where would you be without them bringing law and order to the poetry world that sits on the edge of chaos, dreams and reality.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

out of semantics prison...ha ha.
thanks, andrew.
j.

[shadrach hah]

Hi Jacob, you gave me a smile with this one. I am lucky I am not in trouble with the grammar police, spelling is not my forte, neither is pronunciation. Still, the meaning is clear. I, for one, shall try and be more careful with what I write, especially as far as the rhymes go. I should rather have no rhyme than forced rhyme. I also love the fun in the peace. Have a wonderful Friday....Mike.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Mike,
j.

[shadrach hah]

You are welcome, Jacob. Have a wonderful Saturday....Mike.

[Dave Brown]

Possibly it was stammer yammer got you into the slammer
N’ a clawhammer might get U back out
But to be at peace with the police its something to cease
Either that or perhaps your niece is a decent mouthpiece
Just sayin

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are too funny, Dave...Happy Thanksgiving!

j.

[Dave Brown]

& 2 U

[Gee]

Lol, shite rhymes, can relate to that. Can't say that I have ever needed the grammar police as you have probably noticed Jacob :)
Hope you are well

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Ha ha...thanks, Gee...
j.

[lightsong]

WOW! and that is ME!!!! just BE You Mr. J, never lock yourself into something You don't feel it, some find freedom in writing with many styles and different forms, others feel the opposite, we are different and we can't be the same, though as English being not my native language the grammar police and I became friends long time ago lol

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, and teaching English at Logan I have found that most of my foreign students, once they learn the language, are more careful with it than we are.
thanks, lightsong,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

I would say there is no place for shite rhyme other than the slammer. Rhyme has to be done well or not at all. Beware the grammar police. Ha! They can be a force to be reckoned with. This poem made me smile J.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Chris...
j.