No Mandatory Rhymes Or Reason Poem by Tom J. Mariani

No Mandatory Rhymes Or Reason



Homer to
Chaucer to
Whitman to
Bukowski et al. to
Me to
You

A poem is where I find it,
Not just what was written
In a different time.

Pieces of a poem are everywhere.
Pick them up, pull them together, write them down
And they call you a poet.

Ignore the pieces you see in person, read or hear;
You've wasted your sight and hearing
And they don't call you at all.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ivor Hogg 06 November 2007

I am an old fashioned formalist although I can appreciate a well written piece of free form The troubles they are as rare as hens teeth

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Sonny Rainshine 06 November 2007

I like the way this poem flows and kind of comes together as a unit. And it does seem true that 'a poem is where [we] find it.' Sometimes we find 'em in the great masters, in tightly structured crafting, sometimes we find them in a Charles Schultz 'Peanuts' comic strip. Poetry is everywhere you look. Good work.

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Tom J. Mariani

Tom J. Mariani

San Francisco, CA
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