to write you a poem

by William Jackson on 2006-08-16

I w a s r e a d y t o w r i t e y o u a p o e m B u t n o p r e t t y w o r d s c a m e t o m y m i n d I a m b i c p e n t a m e t e r n o w h e r e B u t o h l o o k m y s y l l a b l e s a d d u p

I was ready to write you a poem,
But no pretty words came to my mind;
Iambic pentameter nowhere;
But oh, look: my syllables add up!