I enjoy reading poetry
I find it relaxing
But sometimes reading verses
Can be very taxing.
There are some people out there
Who think that they can write
As long it is rhyming
The poem is alright.
But poems need a rhythm
The couplets need to flow
The lines should be the same length
Something real poets know.
So have a read through my verse
Count each line’s syllables
And then you’ll get my meaning
And write verse that’s billable.
For those who really will try and count, let me save you the bother: I wrote this in an ABCB format, which means that the second and last line of each verse rhymes. Lines A and C contain 7 syllables each, and the rhyming lines 6. Example:
I en-joy rea-ding poe-try (7)
I find it re-lax-ing (6) etc