How Do I Get Creative Rhymes? Poem by Denis Martindale

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How do I get creative rhymes such that my poems shine?
As one to Heaven gently climbs, each step a brand new line,
Each brilliant white and pure delight, a tonic for the soul,
With punctuation that proves right, and perfect on the whole?

The Internet can help with that if patient I would be,
In finding where great words are at, more wisdom yet to see,
Yet those great words must be spot on, with each one understood,
So that each meaning has not gone, and everything looks good.

So I believe I should avoid a somewhat fancy phrase,
That makes some readers quite annoyed, such that their eyeballs glaze,
Why make up odd rhymes that complex my brand new poetry?
Much better if I do not vex their sensitivity.

I know that Google helped before and it can help again,
With great results not to ignore, sometimes ten out of ten,
Yet I search through the alphabet for words that sound the same,
With bet and get and better yet until I reach my aim.

And if I visit Grammarly, I know some lines must change,
Each time I edit poetry and sometimes rearrange,
Yet once this battle I have won, I stop and start to smile.
Because I know what I have done, I went the extra mile.

I know that I have more to learn, new notions to compose,
And subtleties I must discern no other poet knows,
Like writing love songs now and then and not just limericks,
But modern monologues again, with added photo picks.

Let others share their complex prose without a single rhyme,
Use ancient words nobody knows though these may sound sublime,
Yet I prefer a gentle prayer and kind philosophy,
And stay aware that I must share, the best inside of ME!


Denis Martindale. February 2021.