Writer's Digest April 2023 Poems

the rule of ten

The rule of ten

This applies to so many aspects
Of life

It goes like this
For every 100 people
Who wants to write a novel
Ten will finish it

Of those ten
Ten percent will publish it

Of those ten
Ten percent will make some money

Of those ten
Ten percent will make a living

Of those ten
Ten percent will be a best-seller

In other words
In a land of 350 million people
There are probably only 3,500
bestselling authors

the rule of ten applies
to the drama world
of the thousands of actors
only a few movie stars

music
of the thousands of musicians
only a few superstars

modeling – only a few supermodels

to sports only a few hundred NFL players
out of millions who played the game
to politics only one president
out of thousands who want to be

the rule of ten applies
to life in general

most people fail
in achieving their life goals
but one should not give up

because who knows
you could be the one
who wins in the end
despite the rule of ten.

The rule of ten
This applies to so many aspects
Of life

It goes like this
For every 100 people
Who wants to write a novel
Ten will finish it

Of those ten
Ten percent will publish it

Of those ten
Ten percent will make some money

Of those ten
Ten percent will make a living

Of those ten
Ten percent will be a best-seller

In other words
In a land of 350 million people
There are probably only 3,500
bestselling authors

the rule of ten applies
to the drama world
of the thousands of actors
only a few movie stars

music
of the thousands of musicians
only a few superstars

modeling – only a few supermodels

to sports only a few hundred NFL players
out of millions who played the game
to politics only one president
out of thousands who want to be

the rule of ten applies
to life in general

most people fail
in achieving their life goals
but one should not give up

because who knows
you could be the one
who wins in the end
despite the rule of ten.

The rule of ten
This applies to so many aspects
Of life

It goes like this
For every 100 people
Who wants to write a novel
Ten will finish it

Of those ten
Ten percent will publish it

Of those ten
Ten percent will make some money

Of those ten
Ten percent will make a living

Of those ten
Ten percent will be a best-seller

In other words
In a land of 350 million people
There are probably only 3,500
bestselling authors

the rule of ten applies
to the drama world
of the thousands of actors
only a few movie stars

music
of the thousands of musicians
only a few superstars

modeling – only a few supermodels

to sports only a few hundred NFL players
out of millions who played the game
to politics only one president
out of thousands who want to be

the rule of ten applies
to life in general

most people fail
in achieving their life goals
but one should not give up

because who knows
you could be the one
who wins in the end
despite the rule of ten.


writer's digest April PAD challenge day 9 prompt:
For today's prompt, write a number poem. You can include a number in the title of the poem, or drop a number somewhere in the middle or end of the poem. Count sheep, a poem by numbers, or share 10 ways to write a poem. There are several ways to come at this one.