English Poetry Options

[catch22]

Jump-Rope Rhyme (Tom Hansen)

Tat tvam asi:
thou art that-
that leaf, that tree,
that cow, that cat,
that cloud, that sky,
that moon, that sun,
that you, that I-
for all are one.
So here you are
and there you go
and who you were
you hardly know.

I think this I
is only me:
a drip, a drop,
but not the sea.
Yet when I wake
from all these dreams,
then like the snake,
I'll shed what seems:
this mask, this skin,
this ball and chain.
I will begin
to fall like rain.

Our heart's last home:
the wind-whipped foam,
the sweet, deep sea.
Tat tvam asi.

[Mandrake]

Hey, is this becoming a new trend?
Will it drive others round the bend?
Will poetic post replace prose
Will it leave other HFers morose?
Will we all end up talking in rhyme?
And by habit produce something sublime?
Or will this drive my friend rOm crazy?
And leave his brain befuddled and hazy?
Will the admins suffer us any more?
Ya kaat daalenge hamari dor?

Gosh!!! Time to vamoose from this thread before Judge Dread hangs me (rOm, I do hope you remember who Judge Dread is. If not, search on HF )

[catch22]

Hey, is this becoming a new trend?
Will it drive others round the bend?
Will poetic post replace prose
Will it leave other HFers morose?
Will we all end up talking in rhyme?
And by habit produce something sublime?
Or will this drive my friend rOm crazy?
And leave his brain befuddled and hazy?
Will the admins suffer us any more?
Ya kaat daalenge hamari dor?

That's a great one. Maybe we should continue with the same rhyming spirit in this thread. It's a good idea.