Thursday, August 28, 2008

Jenni's Guide to Poetry

1. Show some emotion:

Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Guess what Chilean poetry?
No one likes you.


2. Rhyming can be fun:

I had an essay due today,
that I didn't want to write.
I procrastinated quite a bit,
and stayed up til 2:30 last night.

Then, bright and early this morning,
I believe the clock said 7:00 AM,
Benja was whining about going to school,
and woke my tired ass up again.

I eventually fell back to sleep,
and slept another two hours.
I really needed to finish my paper
so I decided not to shower.

I actually did finish my paper on time,
even though I was hella tired.
I don't really care what grade I get,
because I'm a math major and the grades don't transfer anyway so all I need to do is pass.


3. Structure is important:

I don't trust haikus.
After I read a haiku,
I count syllables.


Thanks for reading. Hope you learned alot.

I'm off to work at the Y!

Besos y abrazos!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

mmmm.... I'm sensing a little poetry rage here. Everytime you start getting angry at your poetry, just think of the
"1,2,3,4,5, I caught a fish alive" poem and that should cheer you up. And if that doesn't work, I'll see what else I can find.

Love, Mom

Angie said...

I think your poems actually show a lot of promise. You just have to tap that inner narcissist that makes all poets think that anybody else cares.

Mamacita Chilena said...

Hey, thanks, glad you liked the header. I'm a photographer/writer :)

I'm from Grandville, MI by the way. Small world!