Day 26 ~ No Sonnet

I know how to write a sonnet.

I’ve written many before

But I’m not going write one now.

That’s not against the law.

I’d much rather write a ballad

Or a poem that’s free of all form.

I was writing pictorial poems

Even before I was born.

I hummed before I heard words.

I needed no metre or rhyme.

I was given a gift that’s divine.

NaPoWriMo 9 ~ Not inclined to write a sonnet

No Sonnet

I’m not in the mood for sonnets

Or ghazals, triads or odes.

I’m writing a ballad instead

I don’t want to write about love

I’ve got that walking rhythm now

The chorus will soon come along

It should have a bridge, it wont

I’m not making any effort

I can’t be bothered to rhyme

except in the chorus ahead.

The chorus is coming right now!

Who on earth would be a poet!

I could have just stayed in bed.

Oh, who would be a poet

Sing loud, sing clear, be unread.

No-one should be a poet

To be read, write memes instead.