In Defense of Iambic Pentameter
For Lori Jones McCaffery,
who was spatting with iambic pentameter
but loves it anyway
via HelloPoetry
Oh, no! Pentameter is not a trap -
Pentameter is - freedom’s wings, aloft
And golden in the morning sun, and free
It lifts our dreams into the skies, and sings
Pentameter is language’s strong heart
Its rhythm shapes our fondest hopes, and sends
Each one upon a pilgrimage of truth
To happiness enthroned at journey’s end
Besides all that, pentameter
Helps calm giddy tetrameter!