Rule Number One Poem by Kim Barney
Rule Number One
The Rule Number One for poets
is to write about things that you know,
so should I write about aches and pains
and aging, and being slow?
You won't see me write about love;
I don't know a thing about that.
I have no pets, so I won't write
about my great dog or my cat.
Perhaps I could write about chess;
I've played quite a few games of late.
But readers don't care, so I won't share
how I stumbled and fell into ‘mate'.
The truth is, I know next to nothing
that's worthy to share here with you.
I could try to write ‘til deep in the night,
but it seems like my poetry's through.
I like your sytle of poetry yet there is something called imagination and poets are good in foreseeing things which they are not good about.
Asim, thank you for commenting. I agree that poets are good at imagining things that they really don't know much about. An astute observation by you.
Forgot to tell you that I was adding this to my favorite poem list.
This poem proves that your poetry is not 'through'. You still have many good poems left in you!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Kim, you are one of the wonderful Poets of Poem Hunter. Your creations are unique, full of wit and very entertaining. You have won many Poetry contests. Your innate talent will always flow unceasingly in the Sea of Poetry.
Dear Rose Marie, your comment is very kind and generous. You are a genuine Rose in the Poem Hunter garden of flowers.