Jack Ellison Poet Narrative

The Secretary of Our Soul

What inspires us to write heart felt poetry

To divulge our innermost feelings

It's certainly not to gain fame or fortune

Ever heard of a millionaire poet

Those two words are never uttered

In the very same breath

It's a proven fact poets don't write poetry

With the view of earning a fortune

Poets write poetry to satisfy an inner need

To create, to inspire, to motivate

That tug at the heartstrings

That bring sunshine to dullest of days

That express every day feelings

In a most poetic way

We know when the words just fall into place

That something special is about to happen

We don't need to wrack our brains

Our innermost being writes the words

We just dutifully record them

And sign our name at the bottom

We are the secretary of our soul


© Jack Ellison 2014

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Carol Eastman March 26, 2014 at 9:29 AM Ahhh... But we still want recognition from our peers. As Dragon says every morning: Am I famous yet? My answer is always! Yes, because you have a Mama to love you. At that he smiles and runs to Grandpa Troll for his first breakfast, and second,and brunch, and lunch... Snicker... He's famous for how much he can eat... That should be enough for now... Makes us dieters envious... don't it! And of course he's cute as a button!... A fire breathing button... Thank goodness for Grandpa Trolls' help! Jack Ellison March 27, 2014 at 7:05 AM What a great place to get recognition from our peers , eh!!! YEEHAW! XOXOX