Murder your darlings
The experts say
No overly descriptive frilly prose
Nothing ostentatious or grandiose
Not too heavy on the expose
That is not the proper way
Don’t dangle your participles around
Put that irregular preposition down
Comma’s are not to be ignored
Stop overusing metaphors
Clichés should really not be found
Adjectives should not abound
‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?’
A metaphor, one might say
Isn’t that one of those?
It’s only Shakespeare
What does he know?
Not much the professionals would say
That hack should be on his way
‘It is an age to actively seek wisdom’
Dickens wrote, he did
That can’t be right
It’s a split infinitive
From correct grammar
He did roam
Put down your pen down and go home
When Poe said that he was napping
And the Raven came gently rapping,
So, faintly tapping
Was he aware his tautological gaffing
would stop him from going far
In literary circles Poe
One might ask who you think you are
So, great writers
That makes three
Who by all rights
Should not be
Will success be found
in the advice of experts unrenowned?
I prefer Shakespeare, Dickens and Poe
Therefore, my darlings will not go.
so clever