How far back can I go for an ending rhyme?

Question

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WHERE IS THE TRUTH?

The bear in the book

is cuddly warm,

and loves me,

The wizard I find’s

the benevolent kind,

and friendly,

The poetic place,

a planet in space,

rings, as on Saturn

surround me,

The circles we make

are hand-banded,

The steps that we take,

unplanned,

While probing the system,

We read, learn and listen,

to meter, to method, to rhyme…

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Answer 1

The truth is in there...As far as your question, I don't know how far back you can go, but I'm willing and eager to learn!

Uh...I just caught the details here....

(Chewing on fingernails....)

Answer 2

Some of those rings are made, not of star debris, but of poets who orbit around you. As for truth, a friend once said that "truth is booty and booty truth." I don't believe it. Truth is found in the heart, expressed by "meter, method, rhyme" and words used creatively.

Answer 3

My favourite definition of truth is not a definition: "Is not the truth the truth?" (Falstaff in Henry IV, part 1).

And no, there is no misspelling in my answer. Duh!

There is madness in your method. I like it.  

Answer 4

What an interesting place it must be inside your head.  I would love a tour sometime when you're free.  See this is what's wrong with me....beneath this rebellious, free-thinking persona there beats the heart of an accountant.  Logic, you see, always gets me in the end.

Oh, to be as free as thee.

Answer 5

The answer is in there With in the poem ...That is why I come here ,,,,,To relax To read and to learn I haven't been listening so much this week between work and someone "pissin" me off I kinda lost my focus and haven't relaxed much ,,,,,I like to say THANK YOU TD and THANK YOU everyone,,,,,,,Have a great Weekend!!

Answer 6

There are no rules in poetry. If you are writing a certain type of poem (say, a haiku or an ode) there are some unbreakable rules for it to fit in that category, but any other "rules" can be bent or ignored completely.

Answer 7

If you have ever read a James A Michener novel (*that's...pack your breakast, lunch and dinner for 3 days if you are reading it in one continuous sitting) then back to the ice age is quite fine. Og was a very good caveman. On the other hand....his wife was a drag....(yeah ok missed that? join the club....I know Og did.)

The Truth is Out There! That's why YA exists. QED (or should that be Q&A? you decide)

I like this poem too...I'm sure Og would be fascinated by it.

Answer 8

You can go all the way back to the beginning, that's what I do with a mirror construction, a rubaiy, or a kyrial.

That's "bear"able!

Answer 9

You may go back to the end of time...or is that a Con-Verb?  I get so mixed up!