Alankar(Decor)-177

How Little Girl Hassles(Free Verse)-2 In free verse, the old 'rules' are broken, the line itself becomes the only rule.The verse is strophic, not contained in uniform stanzas. It must breath, think and sound like the poet. The rhythm keeps time with the poet's own heart beat. To ignore its form is irresponsible. It may be more difficult to create a line of free verse than metered verse, the length, word choice and placement become an extension of the poet even more without the 'rule' of predetermined patterns. With free verse it is up to the poet to create his/her own rules . How Little Girl Hassles And Somehow pushed up In last five minutes Little girl is ready In 'uniform' But Again slugs in bed Saying 'I don't want to go' Mamma asks why ' They force me to eat' And Mamma is happy for that She wheedles little girl This way and that way And sends her to school Now Too tired mamma Slips inbed In closed eyes not Knowing the forthcoming Evening hubbub Contd