Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

The Course of a Poem

A pencil, a notebook,
A random reflection
Determine the course
Of a poem, its direction.

The words hop on board
Heading hither and yonder
While thoughts make decisions
To settle or wander.

Ideas tumble down
Joining rhythm in moving
As verses flesh out,
Sometimes dancing and grooving.

The final result, whether 
Failed or successful,
Is like an elixir
For soothing the stressful.

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Robert Johnson May 10, 2021 at 5:58 PM Joining rhythm in moving. Like the title of one of your latest poems. That's the ticket. :)

Caren Krutsinger April 6, 2021 at 8:51 AM This is how we do ours too! "Ideas tumble down Joining rhythm in moving As verses flesh out, Sometimes dancing and grooving." Trixie is grooving to this!

Rico Leffanta April 5, 2021 at 12:28 PM Thank you! I shall go out and buy a notebook straight away! Aloha! Rico Ilene Bauer April 7, 2021 at 10:16 AM ha! i guess we each have our own process. i couldn't survive without a notebook - i have one that stays home and one that i carry around. i also can only write in pencil...

David Mchattie April 4, 2021 at 6:52 PM You nailed the process perfectly. Well done. Great poem. Stay well my friend. Ilene Bauer April 7, 2021 at 10:15 AM thank you, david! i appreciate it...

Caren Krutsinger April 4, 2021 at 3:05 PM Your poet’s mind has explained the creative process of word play well Ilene.

L Milton Hankins April 4, 2021 at 1:16 PM So true, Ilene. I am often amazed at where one small line or one word can go. Sometimes my results are less than pleasing, but I don't carry the weight around in my brain! Good writing, as always.

Tom Cunningham April 4, 2021 at 12:59 PM Its certainly rewarding to see your finished poem, a bit of polishing up here and there, read to yourself a couple of times then submit and give yourself a pat on the back. Hope your weekend is going well Ilene. Tom