POETRY

Journey Journal Page POETRY by Leon Enriquez Start on you own terms Write what verse you will Start with your own germ Write from your own feel Style is what you bring Word patterns your way Style the feel you fling Verse lines that you say ~~~~~~~~~ Craft your own art here Use the blank page well Craft crisp words that spear Watch your verse craft tell Know the grounding rules Practice day and night Learn how to break rules Glow the darkness bright ~~~~~~~~~ Write and write some more Feel your poetry flow Write as feelings spore Glimpse your soul fund know Ponder how you feel Good and sad and bad Ponder over still Sultry, glad and mad ~~~~~~~~~ Listen to your heart Watch how issues strain Listen with verse art Feel good cheer or pain Write without restraint Edit with sharp sense Make your poetry plain Capture feel intense ~~~~~~~~~ Here and Now you know How you feel and why Let your fond writes show Feelings low and high With your blank page inked Set your verse aside Stop to rest from think Rest your craft and ride ~~~~~~~~~ At another time You can edit words Recite and feel chimes Your own music heard To know more, read more Let verse passion swing Word your lines galore Feel your poetry sing ~~~~~~~~~ Poetry frames a way For heart and soul to speak Write of feel each day Let your feelings peak Focus on your gift Know much more than know Let your words uplift Go with words that show ~~~~~~~~~ Leon A Enriquez 12 June 2024 Singapore