E. Pearl Anderson Poet Rhyme

On Writing a Poem

I wish I could write a poem perfectly
But, alas, the process escapes me;
Instead, I write what I think, see or hear
And, sometimes, my real feelings appear

If I could write a poem e’er so sweetly
I’d share it with the world completely
Perhaps, ‘tis best for someone to find it
After I‘m gone – then, a surprise behind it!

Oh! To be like the poets of yesteryear
“Golden daffodils” in “crowds” brought cheer;
Or as in, “From cocoon forth a butterfly”—
Flutter among those flowers would I

“The woods are dark, lovely and deep,” he wrote—
Mysterious beauty in the quote;
So, I’ll write with elegant simplicity
Lacking the format complexity

My thoughts shall flow in meters and rhyme
Until comes that metaphor in time
When a perfect poem I shall pen in ink—
At least, that will be what someone thinks!
                         -E. Pearl Anderson



			Quotes:    William Wordsworth, Daffodils, 1804
			Emily Dickinson, Art II Nature, VII, 1924
			Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, 1921

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Arany P. March 29, 2009 at 1:52 AM this writing is just excellent... you have honoured some of the most brilliant poets here through your beautiful words and rhymes! i love this entire piece! ~ Arany

Lena Townsend March 28, 2009 at 11:01 PM This is so skillfully written, the rhyme and flow are perfect. Such a wonderful way to honor those greats and what great poets they were. Your soul is poured out here like water and I see that you are like so many of us here, just longing to leave something special of ourselves; to be able to write the words of our souls into a masterpiece that lasts for all time. Not for fame but for the heart that it may touch we write. Beautifully expressed by a true poet. Smiles from Lolita