BUS OF RHYTHM
If the rhyme of black is back
slack and crack will work with clack
if bat is said to be rhymed with cat
matching heart and hat is not perfect chat
don't take glow to match a stroll
when there's droll, scroll and roll
why will you rhyme fold with coal
have you forgotten foal and also goal?
don't rhyme deep with pimp when there's sleep
end rhymes if not carefully used might bleep
and the poem will become a black sheep
grief is not a perfect partner for give
but thief and chief can allign with brief
even though end rhyme is so common
and there are some cheats we can summon
to make it perfect you need something common
common in words, spelling rhythm and sound
like bound, ground, pound, found and round
try to repeat these words twice or thrice
rice, dice, mice, nice, slice and spice
can you feel the rhythm in your tongue
how it sings ding ding ding with no dung?
poetry is a honey when the rhyme is clean
to the readers it'll be like a fitted jean
pronounce the word once, twice or thrice
then add your rhyme like spice of fried rice
beef and sleeve might sound the same
but for beef; leaf or reef fits in the game
poetry is a melody if the rhyme is plain
not clickety and clack like a moving train
choose your words carefully before you rhyme
so your readers will feel the aroma of spiced up thyme
bolt and boat too may echo when we call them
but bloat for boat and volt for bolt is a root and stem
perfect rhyme should be a skateboard on snow .
© Oluwakayode Taiwo
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