The blogger's life gets rather stark
when black and white take root;
You see all things as Light or Dark
And make all nuance moot.
But black and white, while colors, yes
Do not a spectrum make;
And there are days when, I confess,
Binary's hard to take.
Instead of red, I'll go with pink -
like all true Valentines;
what an auspicious time, I think
to color in some lines.
UPDATE: Second draft. [and later, edited]
Wow, so the typo in the first line's made it through two drafts? Who's your editor?
Posted by: James Casey | February 13, 2004 at 03:40 AM
Phhhbbth. :)
Posted by: Moe Lane | February 13, 2004 at 06:15 AM
Amen, brother Moe.
Posted by: JKC | February 13, 2004 at 08:26 AM
Great! I wish my Poetry Writing students knew how to handle rhythm/rhyme as well as you.
Posted by: englishprofessor | February 13, 2004 at 08:31 AM
my favorite Valentine ever:
"I guess, given the odds, someone's head had to be shaped that way...oh well, never mind, will you be my Valentine?"
Happy VDay all...
Posted by: Edward | February 13, 2004 at 09:18 AM
Bi-NAR-y?
:-)
Ok, I couldn't resist. Also, maybe there's one extra syllable in the "auspicious" line. Ok, really, I'm stopping now.
I kid. I love it!!!
Posted by: Opus | February 13, 2004 at 05:06 PM
Actually, slight deviations from the meter can be an effective device to highlight a word or thought. I'm sure that's what Moe intended -- he's too good a poet to leave these little blips in without a darn good artistic reason.
Posted by: kenB | February 13, 2004 at 05:35 PM