Outside the Rink. Unfettered
I'd like my poems to interest you
For them to make you think
But yes, I know I often go out
Outside of the safe poet's rink
But if I don't venture outside this rink
And find out what new can be found
Convention (I don't like) will trap me
And chained, fettered, I will stay bound
Don Matthews November 2018
Shit Brian! You setting me a challenge? You know what happens when I get too edgy. They kick me off the site for some R and R.
Seriously, that's what we're both on about. Too much doom and gloom, fluff and flowery stuff. Get out of comfort zone, out of safe topics. (Personally I still regard certain 'unsafe' topics verboten as you are aware)
I'm asked to write an edgy
Poem for the scary
One that's in the icon
But am a bit tad wary
<Deleted User> (18980)
Wed 12th Jun 2019 16:59
Okay Don, I wait with bated breath for your edgey stuff..
Brian
You should know poets can choose to write whatever they want. It doesn't have to be groundbreaking. It doesn't have to be written for an audience. It can simply be written for the enjoyment of playing with words. As this was. If others like it fine. If not-still fine. I enjoyed doing it. That what counts. To me.
<Deleted User> (18980)
Wed 12th Jun 2019 10:18
Don - writing a poem about the poems you write is hardly ground breaking, particularly as you do it at fairly regular intervals. Come on Don...walk the walk!!!
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<Deleted User> (21487)
Thu 13th Jun 2019 17:12
"Fluff and flowery stuff"? - I love fluff and flowery stuff -
this poem is not about April showers
or fluffy fluffs
it's all about pretty flowers
and teeny cute baby ducks.
There now, is that not beautiful?
Forget edgy - think fluffy
Dorothy