blank page needs feeding

Every word is a choice The notebook page is hungry She needs verbs Her blank page excites me Verbs are my favorites too I give her a teaspoonful of jumping, dancing, and twirling She gulps that down with gusto Gives me a nod I feed her a tablespoon of whirling, skipping and hopping Followed by a cup of adjectives I like her to have a balanced diet Exciting, thrilling, beautiful, marvelous, entertaining More adjectives? Black, salty, red, inky, personable Where are my nouns? The page asks. I ponder. Dragon? Unicorn? Witch? Pillow case? She laughs Pillowcase it is. I take out my pen. A ninety-two year-old whirling twirling pillowcase was having An exciting, marvelous, beautiful entertaining visit, wowing The other women in the next church pew.