Gymnasts and Poets
Gymnasts and Poets
Poetry writing, a practiced passion,
Gymnastics, practiced poetry in motion,
Choose your form with the first line.
Move quickly into the mood,
directly spoken, intimated,
free verse or rhyme.
Mount the apparatus in graceful form,
forward mount or backward mount,
conventional, unorthodox.
Execute the routine flawlessly.
Express the idea to the core.
Stretch your legs and arms beyond the limit.
Dig deep into your mind’s eye for images.
Lead into the dismount, backward or forward.
Set up the next to last closing phrase to return to the idea.
Nail the dismount with energy.
Nail the last line with emotion.
Such is the passion of gymnasts and poets.
11/19/16
Copyright © Janis Thompson | Year Posted 2016
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