taterbug bugs

Here is a trial run for input on Taterbug Is something bugging you? Is Something Bugging You? By James E. Tate © 1994   Roaches in the kitchen, ants are in the den. Crickets in the parlor,  flies are swarming in. Oh, what is the solution?  Won't you tell me what to do? With all of this pollution  it has got me in a stew.   I called a pest controller just to hear what he would say. Said he'd be right over  at the break of day. A roach the size of Texas  chased him down the hall, and sent this nimble Okie  scrambling up a wall.   The guy was most terrific,  and he really had a ball. He almost went ballistic,  holes are in the wall. The bugs were most prolific,  but he had some clever tricks. Not so scientific  for he killed them with some bricks!         jetate@sbcglobal.net "Tale of Tails with a Thirst for Verse" coming soon www.daneymoco.blogspot.com

Checking to check it out

I have been a little tied up so to speak and haven't posted here lately. So I'll drop in a little something. Let's see what this poem stirs up.

A very old man was asked to tell
how he lived so long preserved so well.
He replied, "It seems to me
you must have for long-life lon-gev-ity."

Or how about catering to the ladies present?

Throw away your calendars
put your clocks in reverse
when a woman starts looking for
a pencil in her purse.
[Tst, tst, sorry about that]

Okay, I invite all visitors to try their hand at corny poetry, or literary jewels. Give it a whirl.
James

Poem types

Traditional poets use rhymes and count syllables. Free verse poets don't generally use rhymes, giving more freedom for composition. If an occasional rhyme is included it may be worked into the body and not necessarily an end rhyme.
Most of my poetry is traditional, in a variety of subjects and styles.
In the examples below, the first one is with tradional rhyme format.
Never Applaud a Fraud
No accolades for the man so sly
As to avoid some blame by telling a lie.
But he earns respect if he takes reproof
and the risk of shame by telling the truth.

This poem uses internal rhymes:
Obedience brings God's blessings
but disobedience defeat as in the fall of Saul
He opted for immediate gratification
But ultimate dismay when he chose to disobey.