Rhyming Poetry

by Eileen Davis

When you attempt to write a poem—

I can smell the ocean’s foam!—

Must you always end in a rhyme—

Boy, this line came just in time—

In order for it to be correct—

How d’ya like my southern dialect?—

According to all the regulations—

I will conquer all the nations!—

Outlined in every official handbook?

Book, cook, forsook, hook, look, nook, rook, took…

"Book" by George Hodan