Poetry's a marvelous Craft,
has a language all it's own,
with rules so many and varied,
'tis doubtful all could be known!
Some have views of how it should be,
while others play it by ear,
I'll write anything personally,
strange comments I do not fear.
The Iambic Pentameter,
commonly used in English verse,
is a five-foot metrical line,
used in sonnets, then oft rehearsed.
Alliteration strictly speaking,
Is a device used for the Sound,
Used aptly with repetition,
The poems verbiage will astound.
With Imagery we will show you,
the picture that is in our mind,
the Eagle soaring high aloft,
the mouse meal on which he will dine.
And with Onomatopoeia,
We might read rum-pum-pum-pum,
With these rich descriptive sounds,
We readily picture a drum.
With allusion we will refer,
to another fine work of art,
beautiful as Mona Lisa,
poetic devices are smart.
Writing a successful poem,
Is like weaving a fine tapestry,
The words blend in rhyme and tempo,
Then stand proud for the world to see.
I'm learning as I go forward,
With every poem that I draft,
I strive for constant improvement,
As I use the tools of the Craft.
Author notes
A poem about the craft of poetry.
Original Stanza's:
Poetry's a marvelous Craft,
has a language all it's own,
with rules so many and varied,
'tis doubtful all could be known!
The Iambic Pentameter,
commonly used in English verse,
is a five-foot metrical line,
used in sonnets, then oft rehearsed.
A contest entry
- Does anybody out there want to collab with me? #8 by Griswold.
900 points, ended October 31, 10 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Collab contest tied entries for awards only (invite only) by Griswold.
900 points, ended November 1, 5 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Can you relate to this?
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Woot!!
Congratulations on Your Trophy Dennis
Woot~
Yay!! 
Keep that quill dancing my Sweet Friend
Thank You for sharing Your Voice as always
Best wishes in all You do~
with love & light~ Desire~*~
More clappies
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Much luck to you in this tied awards contest my friend, Again I very much love your poem and the many forms of poetry, totally awesome and a brilliant write xoxo to you
I really totally love these lines
Poetry's a marvelous Craft,
has a language all it's own,
with rules so many and varied,
'tis doubtful all could be known!
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Wow~
Oh My this is a Beauty~ and Love the theme of what You have chosen
Powerful message also images which tug and touches on a topic not
many know about~ but are informed also enlightened
Bravo! Woot!
Excellente~~~~
Sorry it took me awhile to comment...I was away for awhile
but am Happy to be able to read and smile
Keep that quill dancing You Two
Thank You for sharing Your Voice Poets
Best wishes in the contest~
with love & light~ Desire~*~
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Simply beautiful
I find this poem very informative and it was a pleasure to read, I know so little on what poetic divices are and just last night was trying to find out what they were lol, I write from what ever comes to my mind and my inside, I ll have to study up more on these, both well blended together and I my favorite stanzas are
Poetry's a marvelous Craft,
has a language all it's own,
with rules so many and varied,
'tis doubtful all could be known!
and
With Imagery we will show you,
the picture that is in our mind,
the Eagle soaring high aloft,
the mouse meal on which he will dine.
I truely enjoyed the poem in whole, much luck to you in the contest xoxo -
oh wow!!! This was great!!!! The idea of using the 'rules' for poetry to compose a poem... that's not something I would have thought of!!! It was cute, and uplifting... informative... and just wonderful
I have been writing columns on writing poetry... called All You Ever Wanted to Know About Writing Poetry... with your permission, I might like to include this poem... please let me know
Good luck in the contest! -
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Dear friend,
Thank you for your kind words about our the Poem 'The Craft'.
I give you permission to use this poem but since it was a collaborative poem with Griswold (Scott Eilenfield) as the co-author you will also have to have his permission too.
As for my part you may credit Dennis L. White if you do use it.
Thanks again.
Dennis
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oh, absolutely!!! I certainly will ask his permission
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So great!!!
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OK Dennis, I added a couple of stanza's, it your turn. This isnt over yet by any means.
At least you didnt write dark like 80% of the rest did, I was getting depressed over it!!! Scott
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OK Scott, see what you can do with this.
Dennis
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Your turn.
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This is a perfect example of why I
will never be good at poetry. I am ADD,
and rules and structure freak me out.
I don't know what I write, but I reckon it
could be called mumblings from a
defective mind
However, you are
very gifted and talented, and I applaud
your ability to do well I can not.
~Jeannie
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Jeanie,
You need not discount your own work, your writing is diverse, thoughtful and in the moment. I enjoy reading your poetry. Write On!
Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated dear poet.
Dennis 
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Yes, I can relate, and it's what I love about poetry. I want to eat this poem up!
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Simply beautiful and i cannot wait to read when its all finshed, So true it has a lauguage all its own, as it comes from the most deepest part of your heart, much luck to you in the contest and hope you have a beautiful night xoxo
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Very good
Looks like gris is going to have a job keeping up with these entries. I like the voice you have given these words. Good luck in the contest
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Im impressed by anyone who knows what the heck a "Iambic Pentameter," is, lol.
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Hi Dennis! This is great! I wanted it to go on and on! For example, you could do a stanza say on Dactylic Hexameter, the meter used in the Illiad! Bravo, my friend!
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Very educational.
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