Today My Inspiration
A friend of mine just asked me
what inspires me to write
They’ve seen so many poems
every morning, noon and night
I answered with a chuckle
saying, “I don’t have a clue
In fact right at this moment
I’m not sure what I should do
I looked outside my window
it’s the same as yesterday
Traffic lights and restaurants
and people on their way
I listened to some music
but I’ve heard that song before
And I don’t really like it
it’s a tough one to endure
I took a walk through nature
past the flowers and the trees
But allergies are killing me
all I could do was sneeze
I typed some words in sequence
just to see if they would rhyme
And ended up deleting them
it seemed a waste of time”
I then saw my friend’s smile
and thought, now there’s a thing
I like when people smile
and the happiness they bring
There’s joy in that expression
like spring will soon arrive
It lifts another’s spirits
and makes them feel alive
Thoughts of sunny mornings
begin to float around
Daffodils and meadowlarks
and dew drops on the ground
That very special person
who lives inside your heart
And just how much you love them
even when you are apart
I started feeling better
as my face now wore a grin
And when I looked up at the screen
I saw one once again
For now I knew the answer
and I told my friend so true
“It seems today my inspiration
came from seeing you”
Copyright © Chris Green | Year Posted 2016
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