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\nRigorous structure in poetic form
\nis commonly pointed at when we declare
\nPoems have meters and rhymes, as the norm.
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\nYet words without patterns can roar like a storm
\nSo why pay attention, why study with care
\nRigorous structure in poetic form?
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\nJust set it aside, surrender the gorm
\n(means "alertness", a quite-handy rhyme I put there)
\nPoems have meters and rhymes as the norm.
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\nLet some of it go, perhaps. Let it transform
\nbeyond all the rhyming. Deny, if you dare:
\nRigorous structure in poetic form
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\nOkay, you can maybe keep some of it warm
\nThose toasty iambics by which you might swear:
\nPoems have meters and rhymes as the norm.
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\nThis episode text I wrote: does it inform?
\nWill all be confused when this couplet doth air?
\n"Rigorous structure in poetic form:
\nPoems have meters and rhymes as the norm."
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\nCredits:\xa0This episode was recorded by Marshall Carr, and mastered by Alex Jackson. The villanelle above was the first\u2014and hopefully last\u2014ever composed by Howard Tayler. Yes, the Writing Excuses tagline is a haiku. No, Howard did not know that when he wrote it in 2008.\n\nSupport this podcast at \u2014 https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-content\n\nAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands\n\nPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy