What Is A Poem?

Introduction

I often think that any set of words in any form can be considered a poem. When you get sentences that become paragraphs, they can be considered prose but still be seen as poetry.

I thought for this challenge I would say what I think makes a poem, and I know most of you will disagree with me.

This is a fairly free-form piece, though each line has eight syllables, that is it.

The music is "Stay" by Shakespears Sister, because of a tenuous link to the Bard of Stratford and the fact I want you to STAY and leave a comment. Both the video and the song are brilliant too, almost gothic.

What Is A Poem?

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Just One Word After Another

To Tell A Story To Readers

Some Will Say That It Is A Crime

If Your Written Lines Have No Rhyme

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And Others Will Hate It For That

Yes, This Is, No Doubt, A Real Poem

Although Some Might Say It Is Not

They May Say It's Nothing But Rot

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It Could Be A Sprawling Saga

Or An Ode To A Most Loved One

An Elegy For Someone Gone

Villanelle To Hammer A Point

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All Your Words Can Be A Poem

You Just Have To Say That They Are

And Then Weave Them Into Your Form

To Share Them With Your Audience

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