Bad Poetry

[Muttado1sb]

Bad poetry
is easier
with simile
and metaphor
forcing their way
into the fray
Bad verse averse

[imrogue]

Yikes! I am guilty of such! 😬😬😬

[Muttado1sb]

I don't think so. Thanks, imrogue.

[Sumyanna]

Love your lines. I remember my beginnings 😁

[Muttado1sb]

Thank you. There were at least two other poems with this name, and my worst poems are where I try to force the metaphor, so the idea just came together and spilled out. I'm not sure what you mean about your beginnings, but they gave me this (not based on anything but your words, the rest just followed):

I remember
my beginnings
Late September
between innings
Under bleachers
unseen teachers
Made hay, my way

[Sumyanna]

Oh, I meant my beginnings as when I was first learning to write. You grow and you learn more over time, often by making mistakes. I love what you came up with by the way!

[Muttado1sb]

Thank you, grant.

[Sumyanna]

You are not alone Muttado1sb - If I get started in rhyme then I absolutely cannot write free verse and moving from free verse to rhyme is also a bit difficult (but not as bad). Even my yelling at the kids rhymed at some points :-)

[MHenry]

Like what, Sumyanna?

You little bastard!
You left out the mustard!

What did I tell you?
I don't want to smell you!

Don't wave that fart at me!
You really startled me!

[Sumyanna]

You are on the right track MHenry. Not kidding. It is a accidental and hilarious 😁