They read their verse
In monotoned voice
Droning on and on….
A dirge.
No soul.
No expression
As if ‘twere
‘de rigeur’
To sound as though
They preceded the funeral bell.
I don’t want my verse
To be read….or worse…
To be heard
As though from a graveyard skull.
I don’t want it to be dull!
I want it to ZING
And PING
And STING
I want it to charge like a bull
I want it to laugh
And cry
And heave a sigh
And show emotion
Through the reader’s voice.
And….
I want the listener to enjoy…
And share the thoughts…
The pleasure…
The doubts…
The laugh…
The shouts…
……so…….don’t ever read my verse in a dreary tone!