Gathered Words
GATHERED WORDS
I dipped my pen into the ink
tried writing the old fashioned way,
then gathering clusters of words
to form poems, not an essay.
To write with clear understanding
as simple words can touch the heart,
but grouping these words together
I just didn't know where to start.
Perhaps I could write a sonnet
a little song that can be sung
though it only has fourteen lines
It's much easier said than done
A pantoum maybe I should pen
as it repeats many a line
the order is quite confusing
I'll leave it for some other time.
One time I wrote a kyrielle
each line an eight syllable count
it's rather hard being precise
to never exceed the amount.
I have now decided to write
a poem of only three lines.
a simple form called a haiku
not in need of any cute rhymes.
black ink
becomes an explosion
of crows.
Copyright © Vivien Wade July 2017
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