Good Time To Write a Poem

For now is the time to write a poem Get my feelings on paper So I can make it through the night Hope the words turn out right I have spoken with friends and before the night ends The poem will be done Tomorrow might be fun But tonight I write Get my feelings on the page and no critic, pundit, or sage can stop the words from flowing These words will be showing What my heart has known for a while That words can make one smile If they are carefully written And is you are smitten by the muse then you can get to chose what to put down on you pad If it's good or if it's bad If it is happy or sad It is your poem and I feel that poetry is for real Something that lingers long like a refrain from a pretty song So as the night wears on I done the cloak of the poet and send out these lines And believe that whoever they reach will be inspired to teach Those words to the people who are ready for a poem A late night verse for better or worse Flows from the tip of my pen and then....