April Foolery

This was a fun little quiz, and I think it got it pretty close to the mark… and the alternate form suggested for me, “blank verse,” is also pretty close to the way I see myself.

I am the sonnet, never quickly thrilled;
Not prone to overstated gushing praise
Nor yet to seething rants and anger, filled
With overstretched opinions to rephrase;
But on the other hand, not fond of fools,
And thus, not fond of people, on the whole;
And holding to the sound and useful rules,
Not those that seek unjustified control.
I’m balanced, measured, sensible (at least,
I think I am, and usually I’m right);
And when more ostentatious types have ceased,
I’m still around, and doing, still, alright.
In short, I’m calm and rational and stable –
Or, well, I am, as much as I am able.

What Poetry Form Are You?

Comments

2 responses to “April Foolery”

  1. Stidmama Avatar
    Stidmama

    Thanks for this robin! I read the ones that were up already, and you have some real talent there! I hope you get lot of “traffic” on the site so these budding authors get the recognition they deserve.

  2. Robin Avatar
    Robin

    Did I mention that we’re posting children’s poems on the WITS blog all month? The url is http://www.witsblog.org.

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