Nought but "nice"

24 Jan 2018

·TobyHardwick

A sonnet's form does test the mettle Of those who pen without a care. Each quatrain or couplet to tune and fettle Demanding all the soul can bear. Such labour of love is an arduous task To words and rhymes to the page entice, Man's heart then withers, a hollow husk, When she does label it nought but "nice".

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TobyHardwick

I can't tell you my real name. I live in the UK and obviously I'm not Otto "Toby" Hardwick as he passed away in 1970. I've always been a fan of making life difficult for myself by demanding acrostic poetry or poetry with strict patterns and rhyming...

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