A Poem Has More to Do Than Just a Rhyme

I used to think I was an amazing poet. English is definitely not my favourite subject, but when it came to learning how to rhyme, I thought i was the queen. All you had to do is write a line, and the next line had to rhyme with the last word of the first line. How simple is that?

Well, I now realize it’s a little bit more complicated than that. Sure if you rhyme is all flows nicely, but it has to have a little bit more of a meaning, and the poem has to tell a story.

So a couple weeks ago I was looking through old books and files from school from when I was in like grade 2, and I happened to find my poetry book. It was a work of art. I would like to share with you a poem that I found, that I handed into my teacher thinking that it deserved a gold star.

Candy here,
Candy there,
Candy everywhere.
Munch on this,
Munch on that,
Munch until your fat.

A little bit of foreshadow that I have a sweet tooth? Well I think this t-shirt is a little bit of foreshadow that whatever guy (or girl) is wearing it, has a little bit of a sweet tooth for something else. Something tells me this isn’t just about liking a fox, or enjoying a good boat ride

T-Shirt courtesy of Snorgtees