I don't imagine that I'm super fascinating or original enough to intrigue, but I have a few friends, and if I can put something positive in their days once in a while, then that's worth a few minutes at a keyboard.
So, let me start with a poem I wrote yesterday. It is a series of six couplets (pairs of lines) written in iambic tetrameter. That means that each line has four iambs. An iamb (pronounced "I am") is a two-syllable step in poetry in which the first syllable is unstressed and the second syllable is stressed. It sounds like "te TUM". I recommend reading the poem aloud and purposefully stressing the syllables; I find that it makes the experience more pleasant.
And now for the poem:
My dogs seemed dead upon the floor,
Until someone knocked on the door.
Then up they sprang with teeth in view
While letting out a bark or two.
Their hackles raised, they issued growls.
Ferocity burned in their bowels.
And at their lips, I pictured foam.
These dogs would die to save our home.
But all their stridence was in vain
And made me forcefully complain:
"Shut up, you mutts, and let it go.
That knock came from my TV show!"
I wrote this poem for a class I'm taking. It was just an exercise, but I thought anyone who's ever had a dog bark at television doorbells would think it was cute. I would love to hear any feedback you have, especially critical feedback.
Thanks for reading. Have a great day.
-Mickey
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