Poetry Recipe

Nouns, adjectives, verbs - the atoms of speech Black and white elements - limited reach Join them together to make up a phrase Monochrome words become vague tints of grey Thread them together to colour a theme A word pump drawing on cultural memes Weave verses and feet and meter and rhyme The heartbeat of poems - the marking of time Flood the five senses - evoke the emotions Give birth to its soul - cast into the open