Specialized
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(02-25-2016, 08:09 AM)Wjames Wrote:  I never learned to fix a bike
or cook a meal for two;
instead I’ve practiced phrases like ....the sing-song nature of regular tetrameter irritates me - I'd have preferred the irregular "practising instead, phrases like", but that's just me.
"delivery will do".

I order through a simple app ..."simple" is a weak choice, but not disastrous.
two pizzas, extra cheese,
then pay real quickly with a tap -
my phone to their machine.

It’s tough to live a simple life
when everything’s so new;
two kids, a dog, a house and wife,
consume, consume, consume! ...the near-rhyme doesn't work in this last line. You need a perfect rhyme here. I'd suggest changing the "new" two lines above.
I liked the first line of the poem, particularly. A guy I know got his expensive bike (a cycle) serviced for nearly 500 dollars....and he just uses it for recreational riding
~ I think I just quoted myself - Achebe
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Messages In This Thread
Specialized - by Wjames - 02-25-2016, 08:09 AM
RE: Specialized - by Weeded - 02-26-2016, 12:56 AM
RE: Specialized - by Tiger the Lion - 02-26-2016, 01:27 AM
RE: Specialized - by Bunx - 02-26-2016, 03:50 AM
RE: Specialized - by Wjames - 03-02-2016, 11:28 AM
RE: Specialized - by Achebe - 03-05-2016, 08:58 PM



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