Inspiration, without hesitation <br />Leads to ramblings of a curious sort. <br />Meter, rythme, and moods? Throw all of them out! <br />'I hurt' says nothing to readers about <br /> <br />Why you 'hurt'. Concrete images do that. <br />'He even gave my apartment key back.' <br />Then, revise that to five words. It's a start. <br />Readers will decide! Don't say 'broke my heart.' <br /> <br />Revise! Revise! Writing is a word game. <br />Write your first draft. Revise it all again. <br />To these 'bare bones' add a dash of meter. <br />Salt rythme, pepper mood...nothing is sweeter <br /> <br />Than a tight, polished poem! Of which you're proud! <br />Never forget...you're talking to a crowd.<br /><br />elysabeth faslund<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/answering-questions-sonnet/
