I Do Not Care
I ponder often what is true
I do
Of what can’t be changed I dare
not care
Never desiring to stumble and fall
at all
Finding myself back to the wall
Life will be easier once I die
but I must confess this to be a lie
I do not care at all
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The lesson for a new poetic form is offered up at dVerse Poets Pub by Whimsygizmo today. It’s a fun Spanish form called the Ovillejo. I just had to give it a try. Head on over for the lesson and to read some wonderful poetry, some whimsical and some more serious, in this wonderful form.
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what a clever and fun twist at the end…very enjoyable lines…
Nicely done. A great mix of anticipating Heaven, but still having a few worries. Very honest.
Thanks. Honesty was what I was going for.
Wonderful, Linda! I love how you dive into these form challenges!
I just love learning a new form! Glad you liked this one. And of course, I couldn’t stop at one ovillejo. 😉
Good rhythm here, and your words show a mastery of the form.
Thank you. I had a lot of fun with this form. It was a challenge for sure, but I enjoy the challenge of following form rules.
Your “confession” at the end feels sweet, maybe a little wistful in your caring. Good work, Linda. 🙂
Wow!! Yours just works so well. I think you got the essence of this form!
Thanks. 🙂
A lie, a mask… really it’s our attitude. Great example.
a lie or not, the twist at the end made it fun
I think you have the form down and it is new to me.
Life will be easier once I die
but I must confess this to be a lie
haha – a little lie here and there…this was fun to read..
Glad you liked it. It was fun to write.
so clever and I’m with you. I do care, too.
I admire the twist in the last line ~ Sometimes too much thinking and worrying about the future can be too much ~ Finding the balance is the key ~
Good work on the form Linda ~ Happy week ~
Very, very good, Linda! It fit the poem structure exactly!
Thanks. I do enjoy trying to follow form rules as closely as I can. I love the challenge!
It is definitely a challenge sometimes to follow the instructions on some of them! You did a wonderful job on this one, and I like the way it says something with meaning! 🙂
Oh gosh you nailed it!! 🙂
Life may be easier once a person dies, but I am not in a hurry to find out! Smiles.
Me either, but dies rhymes with lies. 😉
Linda, this is a strong example of the form! The short staccato lines within lend meaning to your devil-may-care attitude here, also. Well done.
Oh, but that attitude is a lie. I’ve been wishing I didn’t care, but I do. 🙂
I feel you. But it’s fun to lie in poems, yes? 😉