This month's contest give everybody a chance to show they learned something because the contest requires a particular rhyme pattern ...ABAB. Of course non participants should also check the contest out lol

As we wrap up the rhyme workshop, I just wanted to post this article and video since we've had some near rhyme and dialect discussion issues. I think it's a great example of how both of these can be used to great effect. It's about Eminem and has some offensive content so if the council decides to take it down, I understand. Blogs don't have "explicit content" so not sure how else to alert to this.

https://ledgernote.com/blog/interesting/eminem-rhymes-orange/

Just today I have had a brain surgery my fourth these past two years I’m in chkd hpospital right now

I wonder if we all could send a Happy Birthday message to PAUL if it weren't for he and Andy we wouldn't be Neo Poet

Today 03 March 2021 is his birthday let's show him how much we care about him

Alright here is a second page since page 1 had become unwieldy.
Exercise # 3
Write 2 stanzas in ABBA pattern

This can be considered a reminder for those who have been here a while and an explanation for newer members.

Neopoet is not like most poetry sites. Our purpose is to actually make poets better, not to inflate or deflate egos.
We are here to lift each other's skills by giving truthful but respectful feed back to each other.If we just say stuff like "great poem" or "I loved this"how can we know where we need to improve ourselves? So if you are here to mainly receive such empty praise you are likely to be disappointed.

My friend is home and safe. He got a new phone and forgot to tell me! He called me when he got my letter and asked why I didn't call him on his new number. LoL. So glad he and the wife are safe. Thank you all that were concerned, and felt my anquish at not being able to contact him. ~ Geezer.

I've been in a writing drought lately so haven't been around much. But I'm still here and hope you all have a great Christmas and get what you want instead of what you deserve lol......

for weeks i may long to see you
but knowing that our love is true
i can manage

waiting for the perfect moment
savoring each component

you are everything
you make my soul sing

longing to show you my affection
giving you more for your collection

my love for you is infinite
everything about you is intimate

i love you

a spiritual being
surrounded by your aura

the intensity of emotions
we go through the motions

integrity and honesty
the way that it should be

more than i could ever ask for
saving my heart from becoming sore

making love in another realm
sprouting roots like an elm

you are my addiction
without you, life is fiction

you’ve changed me in ways that no one else could

taught me love, constantly use consent, respect my body, and you’ve always taken are of me