Fire From the Coals

“I am a poet” What words are these That come trembling from my pen? I am a poet? …words I barely comprehend Do I say these words… Do I even dare? Can I with Tennyson, Keats Or Shakespeare ever compare? No . . . but a poet speaks words From their very souls They draw pictures, produce emotions, Bring fire from the coals I am a poet For these things I have tried to do I hope that sometime I’ve brought these things to you “I am a poet” Yes, maybe these words Can actually somehow fit. So I say them with humility Yes, “I Am A Poet"