Ralph Sergi Poet Free verse

Spontaneous

Spontaneous

I feel the tempo of my heart
Arising as I leave the bed
To journey to my quaint toilette
And go downstairs to greet the sun

The food is eaten I recall
I’m all alone with just my thoughts
I watch the wren land on my fount
It stares at me then dips its beak

I sense the writing of a poem
Quickly words come in my brain 
I must recall and write words down
Whatever themes I can attain

A sense of pride that makes me blush
To write again with simple words
I have defined spontaneous
Dementia  will have to wait

©Ralph Sergi March 19,2016
*I enjoy writing 8 syllable poems that are popular
with Thai. It’s a good exercise to began other forms.

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Vijay Pandit September 4, 2017 at 8:58 AM You depicted the theme that all writers feel in such simple but powerful words--a true artist you are, Ralph!

Jan Allison April 22, 2017 at 5:25 PM Ralph thanks for pointing me in the direction of this poem, it made me smile to read this again - I can relate so much and I too write poems with simple words... but poems many can relate to not 'high brow' poetry that only the writer understands:-) hugs Jan xx

Susan Palli April 3, 2016 at 8:23 AM Loved the last line! I enjoyed this one. Thanks Ralph Sergi April 3, 2016 at 8:52 AM Hi Susan: Thank you very much for your comment.

Jan Allison March 28, 2016 at 8:14 AM I think we can all realte Ralph - I love the spontaneity of writing - I often stop what i am doing just to write a line - usually on the back of a shopping receipt lol:-) hugs Jan xx Jan Allison March 28, 2016 at 12:27 PM When I first started writing I would be up at all hours of the night - if I thought of a line i had to write it down - the other day when I was out shopping I thought up 4 lines of my gravity limerick - all scrawled down on the back of a receipt lol:-) If I don't write there and then the moment is gone and I forget what I was going to write:-) hugs jan xx Ralph Sergi March 28, 2016 at 10:52 AM Hi Jan: What a great idea. It always happens this way. I find it more difficult planning a theme unless a spark occurs. thanks for the comment.

Arthur Vaso March 25, 2016 at 12:32 AM This is true poetry, making magic of the everyday! Loved it and an A7 Ralph Sergi March 28, 2016 at 10:54 AM Hi Arthur: Thank you for your comment! Here's to fighting dementia!

Nette Onclaud March 20, 2016 at 1:49 PM enjoyed the flow of your lines; spontaneous it is, ralph.. huggs Ralph Sergi March 20, 2016 at 1:58 PM Hi nette: Thank you for that comment.