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
________________
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.
sMiLes..
greaTest
gift God
gives uS
iS caRinG..
sadly.. not all
folks practice thiS
gift.. or even have
iT@
aLL..:)
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? 😉