Sometimes a poem is written but we're not sure we're through. How do you decide when it's ready to share?
I put pen to paper and start to write.
Sometime my writing goes into the night.
At other times it’s an hour or two
before I’m convinced the writing is through.
How do you know when a poem is done?
Many people seem to get such a thrill
by placing a t-bone on a hot grill.
They judge by the touch or the way it looks.
It comes with practice for the better cooks.
A thermometer is the safest way
the health conscious people usually say.
When it’s internally properly hot
you have it ready to serve on the spot
How do you know when a poem is done?
You stir up a batter and dust the dish.
Place in the oven and sit there and wish.
You set a timer or use a toothpick
and hope it doesn’t come out like a brick
How do you know when a poem is done?
The best way I’ve found for this mystery
is in this simple rule – taste it and see.
Timing and testing can be so much fun
but taste it and you’ll know if it is done.
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Reviewed by chris stienstra (Reader)
Reviewed on October 1, 2007
The poem is done......or maybe it is not supposed to be
Another enjoyable work Larry.
With many thanks
Chris
This is such good timing for me,, I just deleted a poem I posted last night,, thinking it was Not cooked right,,, I took it back to the kitchen to add some ingrediants hoping to make it a little bit better,, How do you know when a poem is done??? Hmmmm??? When the Chef says,, Mamma Meea thanks for the great write,,, Your poem was Perfection,, I will be back for some more,,
Larry what wonderful advice, I have written poems that sat on the back burner for months wondering if they souned just right, now I will have to go and pull them up to see if they taste good enough to share on the den. Thank you for sharing with us.
How clever! and common-sense, too, but I find in the tasting, sometimes I'm still not sure. Does it need a little salt?, is it enough? I may have to let someone else test it and give their opinions.
Recently, I sent one to my daughter by email. She didn't like it at all. Her criticism led me to "read my recipe over again" and change the style of "mixing" it. Result was that it came out tasty enough to be made into a bookmark for my church's 100th anniversary. The original would not have been good enough.
Anyhow, back to the subject--your poem. I like this because it's novel, well-done and TASTY!
You pen a most beautiful poem, tastes delicious. I wrote one a few years back, Soup Poetry, that goes along these lines. Not as good as yours: who said I was a good cook? LOL
Larry,
My poems are usually finished in a few minutes. It is the editing and polishing that takes the time. Sometimes hours, or so it seems.
They never seem to look the same after they are posted as they do on the Add/Edit page. "Cheese" took me fifteen minutes to write and two hours to edit...go figure. But that is just the perfectionist in me. A word here or a metre there can drive me nuts till it goes, bump ba bump ba bump in my head.
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Another enjoyable work Larry.
With many thanks
Chris
Be safe,
Karen
Credit For The Write...
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thanks,
Dan
I like your way to know when a poem is done - taste it. done? overcooked? undercooked?
Kathy
Newfie Hugs, Rose
Recently, I sent one to my daughter by email. She didn't like it at all. Her criticism led me to "read my recipe over again" and change the style of "mixing" it. Result was that it came out tasty enough to be made into a bookmark for my church's 100th anniversary. The original would not have been good enough.
Anyhow, back to the subject--your poem. I like this because it's novel, well-done and TASTY!
Connie
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
My poems are usually finished in a few minutes. It is the editing and polishing that takes the time. Sometimes hours, or so it seems.
They never seem to look the same after they are posted as they do on the Add/Edit page. "Cheese" took me fifteen minutes to write and two hours to edit...go figure. But that is just the perfectionist in me. A word here or a metre there can drive me nuts till it goes, bump ba bump ba bump in my head.
Walt