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poetry rhymes sometimes

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Poems used to be called rhymes and some people think that anything that rhymes is a poem, but a rhymer and a poet are two different things. Rhymes create a pleasing sound but most of the time they lack meaning; whereas poems express thought and feeling. Rhymes were invented by monks to use as a memory aid for chanting. Here's a cigar poem I wrote recently: http://bit.ly/bsI8NV

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  1. ashauler's Avatar
    Spam ain't ham
    but I like Spam
    all crispy
    with eggs


    Rhyme, poetry, meaning, commerce....all in one.
  2. buzz's Avatar
    You know what's better
    than stupid poems about spam?
    Haiku's about spam.
  3. ashauler's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by buzz
    You know what's better
    than stupid poems about spam?
    Haiku's about spam.
    Better, maybe, less stupid.......no.
  4. buzz's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by ashauler
    Better, maybe, less stupid.......no.
    I won't pretend like
    that didn't hurt my feelings.
    Stanley's a poodle.
  5. ashauler's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by buzz
    I won't pretend like
    that didn't hurt my feelings.
    Stanley's a poodle.
    Now you're insulting my best buddy who doesn't speak english. Prepare yourself.
  6. buzz's Avatar
    Doesn't speak English... is he even legal in this country? What's the phone number for poodle immigration?
  7. ashauler's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by buzz
    Doesn't speak English... is he even legal in this country? What's the phone number for poodle immigration?
    I got a number for ya. 7.....the most feared number in existence.
  8. cinda's Avatar
    Why is 7 the most feared number?
  9. buzz's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by cinda
    Why is 7 the most feared number?
    Because 7 8 9.