The Contrarian Grammarian
When penning verses of rhyming
Created with metrical timing
I strive amateur-ish-ly
To write raconteur-ish-ly
These poems are my partners in crime-ing
As a writer of verse I try with
Verbs and nouns to comply with
Jargon-ist rules
Provide writing tools;
Tools I'm poetically sly with
Respected critiquers decry
Good form, they insist, I deny
Yet my poems readers laugh at
Enjoyably gaffe at
So perhaps I needn't comply
I am just a writing flimflam-mer
Creating my laughs with off-grammar
I'm tickled enough
To have written fun stuff
No-nonsense is found in straight drama
By Stan Cooper...11/2002 graphic by Don Hunt
Poetry by Stan Cooper
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Written on 2007-02-27 at 23:04
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