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They call it rough draft for these reasons: Different wardrobes, different seasons. First cut’s yours and yours alone; The second’s shared once it’s been honed; Third and fourth, and even fifth, Others help us with the “lift.” The final’s printed, posted, published— To be seen, so please no rubbish. Spelling’s good, and grammar’s great; Structure scores a 9.8… But keep an eye out; don’t be vague, Lest you write this: Killed by plaque. As originally seen here. Share this post:

I could conjure up a sentence and break it up into lines and lines and lines and lines and call it poetry. I just don’t get it. Recently, in a writing club that I frequent, I brought up the topic of free verse poetry. I just wasn’t happy with a lot of the poems I’d been reading lately — on the forums, on web sites, all over the net. It seems that this free verse poetry thing is all over…

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