Poem 11

I tried

For the past four months

all I did was try and try

to be the poet expected of me

But I am not Walt Whitman

I had stanzas and lines from the heart

my emotions and feelings brought out

it showed my own creativity

But I am not Walt Whitman

I tried using the figurative language

like metaphors and similes

while staying away from abstractions

But I am not Walt Whitman

I tried using descriptions and sentiment

my sentimental words were my best

make sure to show not tell

But I am not Walt Whitman

I tried making them musically pleasing

Assonance and Consonance confuse me

I deliberately added Anaphora Alliteration

But I am not Walt Whitman

I tried so hard to make it Rhyme

End, Internal, Slant Oh my!

Every song time I used them

But I am not Walt Whitman

I tried perfecting the Poetic Meter of Prosody

incorporating meter and foot

playing with Accentual Syllabic Verse

But I am not Walt Whitman

I tried a variety of forms presented

I thought my sonnet was great

and my Haikus superb

But I am not Walt Whitman

I even tried a Villanelle

Choosing my words carefully

taking the time to perfect

But I am not Walt Whitman

Now four months later and still

I tried

and tried

But I am not Walt Whitman