We stand accused of purple prose
and pace that limps and stumbles,
clichéd addresses to a rose,
inverted grammar bumbles;
and meekly hang our heads in shame
for accusations' verity,
our words deserve unending blame
for showing our sincerity.
Author notes
Ars gratia artis - art for art's sake.
A contest entry
- The purple cow by cricketjeff.
600 points, ended February 14, 2009, 23 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Thank you for reading, please comment.
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I love rhyme (when creatively and successfully applied, of course) and I liked the way you made your simple point in this succinct demontration of skillful and effective rhyming.
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Thank you HM! Rhyme is my usual form, more or less structured. I'm happy you like this.
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Ahhhh!!!
A poet's answer
No purple prose here, pure poetry
Great stuff
Jeff
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Is this the rhyming versus free verse debate?
I ended that a long time ago. I just tell them they all stink equally, lol
Purple prose, don't get me started that is a flaw equally shared by poets and fiction writers of all styles and genres. And I can back it up with examples when needed (and I don't even have to leave my page)
I can tell you that many of the so-called poets here are the ones I quietly ridicule the most in my purple satire that no one reads.
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OOOHHHHHHHHHH!
I just loved this, lol...lol...hehehehehe
hehehehehe [breathes deeply]
hehehehehe...(composes self),
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Excellent. ~Pamela
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Very clever. I like your allusion to "roses are red."
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Thank you, I'm glad you like this, jadeangyal.
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Dear Sweetpea, we all have our faults when writing and I always hope someone will tell me so I can correct it as English and grammar was not my best subject.
I always enjoy your poems my friends you are a true poet.
Love Joan
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Irony Lives Here
It sets us up with all veritably in a single long sentence, accepting our flaws, floating in acceptancce and self-blame until the strong final line hits. Opinion!
Terry
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Margaret
Very nice take on the prompt!
Am having fun reading the submissions.
Lotsa luck in the contest.
John -
Though prose may be of purple hue,
Let verse be polished well,
And though your words here may be few
I think they ring a bell!
Sincerely yours. K.
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Ya' gotta love it !
and the wall gets higher ~ brick by brick! Your poem is a fun rendition of firm facts that take hold of minds and bind them! Made me think of the "pedestrian" phrase as well. j y
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