Avoiding Rhyme

 

Writing free verse poetry

is mostly about finding

the preferred word,

and avoiding the rhyme

most of the time.

Sometimes it works out,

but when you're about

to end a line, another word

enters your surprised mind.

So I just go with the flow

and let the poem grow,

knowing that soon

I'll have to prune.

Or start all over again,

and trace where I've been.

Amen.

© 2025 Richard Havenga

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