Modern Verse, a poem by John T. Baker



Laughter, Love & Lust
Those Whom the Gods
What Is a Poem?
To Raise a Child
Ship of Life
Apology
Arise, My Muse
Where Is It Written?
Too Proud to Weep
Englightenment
Evolution
Old Wounds
Serenity
Footprints
Life: A Play
Puffs of Smoke
What Is Wrong
A Rondeau 
   for John Doe
Sacrifice
When
Senescence
You, You, You
Socrates on Trial
Variations on a
   Common Theme
Modern Verse
Travelers
Twitching Curtains
Schariar's Soliloquy
Advice to Damsels
On Your Wedding Day
Nightlife
When I Drink
The Ballad of
   Panhandler Joe



(triolet)

MODERN VERSE
by John T. Baker
The art of writing modern verse
is not too tough, oh poetry lover;
if you relentlessly rehearse
the art of writing modern verse,
sweat drops of blood, shed tears and curse
and call on God, then you'll discover
the art of writing modern verse
is not too tough, oh poetry lover!

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