If I Could Write Like


If I could write like Porter
Cole's the guy I mean
Then my son and daughter
Would think my poems more keen

If I could write like Shakespeare
I'd write with quill in hand
Not caring that my local peers
Might think my writing bland

If I could write like Kelly
Walt of Pogo fame
Or even Keats or Shelley
I'd have a famous name

Alas, it can't transpire
That's true unfortunately
Because of my quagmire
I can only write like me

by Stan Cooper...6/7/09 graphic by Don Hunt




Poetry by Stan Cooper The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2009-06-10 at 12:42

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Purple Phoenix
We wouldn't have you any other way! I'm still a Stan Fan! ;-)
2009-06-11


Elle The PoetBay support member heart!
Write like you Stan - I like the way you write - but I do know exactly what you mean - I feel like that, I read something and I think - Oh God, I wish I could do that - but I can't - you do have a wonderful talent - you've made me smile a hell of alot the last few years and you know - that means as a writer you succeeded!

Elle x
2009-06-10


ken d williams The PoetBay support member heart!
write as you Stan , if you wrote like Bill did, he'd soon have ''The old bill '' tugging on your coller. Chargimng you with plagiarism!

Ken ( D Williams )
2009-06-10


melanie sue
I love your work, Stan. It always flows so well with its rhythmic rhyme. The conclusion in the last stanza is so true.....indeed we must be true to ourselves. I really enjoyed reading this well done piece.
2009-06-10


Dee Daffodil
Please do...keep writing...just like you !! :-) Your poems are awesome !
Hugs,
Dee
2009-06-10