Kite
The flight of a kite
Is a glorious sight
As it reaches great height
To the watcher’s delight.
On the Isle of Wight
It’s quite a sight
To show your might
In the annual kite flight.
At the regular site
They hold their strings tight,
Fly blue, red and white
If the wind is just right.
The rules some will cite
As day turns to night…
His kite was too light
Her cords were not right.
The flight of a kite
Is a glorious sight
As it reaches great height
To the winner’s delight.
How long is a poem, how long is a piece of string?
With more than 220000 (100000 shloka or couplets) verses and about 1.8 million words in total, the Mahābhārata is the longest epic poem in the world.
The early English epic poem Beowulf comes to just over 3,000 lines, while Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner runs to 625 lines.
But there is no need to write lots of words and lines, follow this simple plan. Think of one word, write down as many words as you can that rhyme with it… then start writing without thinking too deeply…
For more poetry cheats visit Chapter Six at my website…
https://www.ccsidewriter.co.uk/chapter-six-fiction-focus/
Times and Tides of a Beachwriter 
I have never been good at poetry but I enjoy reading what others write
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My poems usually turn into stories.
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I take poetic-cheating to a whole new low — I use an old 1936 rhyming book and syllable counter program on my computer.
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What a great idea, I usually count syllables on my fingers.
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Some great advice here, Janet.
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Wish I’d had this back at school ☺
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Neat! 😀
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I count syllables on my fingers too 😊 x
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that’s a good cheat tip. i usually write the lines, then search words that rhyme and replace.
Ps: the kite poem had me smiling.
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Thanks Jina, I have have a few more tips up my sleeve, but I’m not expecting to be made Poet Laureate.
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