{"id":2705,"date":"2014-12-02T05:35:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T05:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/?p=2705"},"modified":"2014-12-02T05:35:32","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T05:35:32","slug":"formality-tim-vander-meulen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/poemeveryday\/formality-tim-vander-meulen\/","title":{"rendered":"Formality by Tim Vander Meulen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"vb\"<\/a><\/h1>\n

Formality<\/h1>\n

by Tim Vander Meulen<\/p>\n

In the word “formality”
\nThere are many letters
\nWith spaces between them,
\nBut no air.
\nIf someone were to tell you
\nThat your writing lacks breath,
\nThat’s why.
\nIt’s written on paper.
\nParchment sounds more formal
\nThan paper.
\nPaper is the cheap, wooden,
\nContemptibly successful
\nSubstitute for parchment,
\nWhich was elegantly
\nFormed from sheep skin
\nOr other animal hide.
\nI get too caught up
\nWith formalities sometimes,
\nJust like its letters.
\n###<\/p>\n

Tim Vander Meulen is an avid writer of fantasy, short stories, and poems. His main line of focus is his Dark World trilogy, an epic fantasy. Short stories and poetry are experimental. He has many ideas, particular for the subjects of longer works, but poetry will always have a place. He lives now on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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