Shall I rhyme
as I once did in the early days?
when the free verse beast
had yet to awaken

It would be no crime
if I should rhyme
again and again
as long as not to
outwear my welcome
with the kind folks
who pay the spiritual bills

And if I should rhyme
from time to time
you dear readers
will be the first to know then
as you go and come
come and go
think of me fondly
as a jingle in your head

Meanwhile
there’s a dragon
locked inside my chest
clawing to get out
its staccato rhythm heartbeat
deafening until its fed
its own tale

Wonder what would happen?
if instead I gave it a
rhyme or two...or three
and that is why I dare to ask
from time to time
as Shakespeare himself
may have in his own way

To rhyme or not to rhyme?
That is always the question!


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02/07/2025

Posted on 02/07/2025
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