Poems in all caps and no punctuation, Mixed metaphors and clichéd observation, Roses and rainbows and angels with wings-- These are a few of my least favorite things.
Morbid obsessions and self flagellations, Self involved rantings and dull ruminations, Exhibitionists’ ****** preoccupations-- I’m just not dying to read these creations.
Statements of true love to those I don’t know, Plodding prose poems that go way too slow, Syllable stresses that aren’t found in English-- If only I’d see them no more is my true wish.
When the urge strikes, When the words flow, When you grab that pen-- Just take a moment and think…again.
A good Dictionary, and a Thesaurus, Some time to read poets who wrote long before us, Revising, rewriting and time to review-- It’s only these small things that I ask of you..