Rhymes of the Times

by Michael D Nalley   Jun 12, 2013


I'm sure Dylan's Visions of Johanna
would drive most all of you half bananas
singing some folk songs like old Susana
while the naive and freestyle Pollyanna's
think to hear a pro rhyme the first word
with the other three times is as absurd
as the first line rhyming well with the third
when it's natural as a mocking bird
Was Robert Zimmerman just a loner
before they ever called him a stoner
With a borrowed poets name like Dylan
He popularized slang while freeewheelin

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  • 11 years ago

    by L

    My first thought when reading was... Is this an attempt at a sonnet?

    Then realize it wasn't but some of the lines have 10 syllables and an intriguing rhyme scheme. I found some humour within the poem and I like it. Specially the part that talks about rhyming the first three lines which I think it is rhymed!
    I like the flow and also the I don't know if it was intended but I like the playfulness in the poem and also how rhymes come natural. I actually which they would come natural, I guess for amateurs(like me) it will take a longer time for them to come with ease. 5/5

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