The blogger’s life gets rather stark
when black and white take root;
You see all things as Light or Dark
And make all nuance moot.
But black and white, while colors, yes
Do not a spectrum make;
And there are days when, I confess,
Binary’s hard to take.
Instead of red, I’ll go with pink –
like all true Valentines;
what an auspicious time, I think
to color in some lines.
UPDATE: Second draft. [and later, edited]
Wow, so the typo in the first line’s made it through two drafts? Who’s your editor?
Phhhbbth. 🙂
Amen, brother Moe.
Great! I wish my Poetry Writing students knew how to handle rhythm/rhyme as well as you.
my favorite Valentine ever:
“I guess, given the odds, someone’s head had to be shaped that way…oh well, never mind, will you be my Valentine?”
Happy VDay all…
Friday Fripperies
Reading around the Blogosphere this morning; taking the temperature of the Kerry story. I dunno, I smell a rat, as does Jay Caruso. Seems like this rumor is coming from within his party rather than the VRWC. Has Al Gore…
Bi-NAR-y?
🙂
Ok, I couldn’t resist. Also, maybe there’s one extra syllable in the “auspicious” line. Ok, really, I’m stopping now.
I kid. I love it!!!
Actually, slight deviations from the meter can be an effective device to highlight a word or thought. I’m sure that’s what Moe intended — he’s too good a poet to leave these little blips in without a darn good artistic reason.