[stylist] Poem - "Frogs" - Finalish Draft

[Jackie Williams]

Sem,
Thank you so much for reading this poem with such care. I love your
appreciation of the points you remarked on-some of the reasons it has always
been dear to my heart. 
I will look forward to your Gothic poem, rhymed or not. And do not be afraid
of rhyming if it seems inherent to the content of your poetry. 
Historically, there are so many reasons for rhyming poetry. The simple one
is that they are easier to memorize. Another is that these poems appeal to
children. Also, they force a mind to organize according to a pattern. And on
and on. Even those who do not like rhyming strengthen their poetry by
near-rhyme, slant rhyme, and internal rhyme which Bill is a master of.
Thanks again, and more power to you.

Jackie Lee

Time is the school in which we learn.
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Delmore Schwartz	 

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Jackie,
I hope you win the contest and either way I am glad you submitted it.
The poem was powerful and evocative for me,and it said things that needed to

be said about the lack of awareness or care for cause and effect and for 
what is happening around us. And I loved the 'and we're busy killing frogs. 
line. It really punches the point home and gets the attention, the contrast 
vivid and easy to grasp/understand. And I love the cadence on the mind and 
ear of rhyming poetry and never understood what made it go out of fashion. 
That and other 'poetry changes' inspired my first non-rhyming sort of Gothic

poem that I will share with the list as soon as I find it.
Sem
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed.
I get along with the voices inside of my head. 


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