Think about it



If seeking out fame or even notoriety,
Stop for a moment and listen to me,
If that you do seek upon this website,
You must be alone nearly every night,
For how can you think to find fame,
When even the site calls this a game,
There have been poems I call great,
Do you gain fame from what I rate,
If poetry you love you're at the right place,
But that's not true if recognition you chase.
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Submitted on August 21, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABBCCDDEE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 379
Words 78
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

Troy Kaneer

I have been writing for about 20 years. Found I could rhyme a little and still say something. Was led to use this for the Glory of God and His Son my Saviour. I do write some personal poems but it seems that God gets in those too. It is appropriate though because He is my life. more…

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