In a Poem

There's a notion you have, that a poem should be good And the way that you write, is a fight, understood So you think to yourself, and you write, as you would In a poem. In the stillness of night, or the bustle of day There is something inside you which stokes you to say That what fades in your mind is what stays on display In a poem. Every word, every line, every stanza we start Every meaning of life, is a light to impart Every truth, is a right, and a gift of the heart In a poem. In a valley so low, or a mountain so high There is nothing you know, that is not worth a try So you reach for a cloud, but you capture the sky In a poem. In the glory and wonder and meaning of man And the right of his birth to be all that he can You may capture his life and the course of his plan In a poem. For love is much better than trouble and doubt To perish in hate is to pass in a drought Much better to live and to let your love out In a poem.