To the Poets Before Me

I have read a few authors within my days some, of which, you may all know. I hope to share them with you all to help your knowledge grow. Many an author has crossed my path like Elliott, Bronte and Frost. Each possessing their own style; in their writings, you’d be lost. There are others, too, that you may know like Seuss or Sandburg or Donne. For any author, that you select, will surely compliment the sun. Reading their works will brighten your day through fear, making you laugh or cry. Some of their poems may make you sad and some will help you to fly. All of their works, you should all read so you can learn from the very best. Then writing your words of poetry and prose will separate you from the rest. Read Tennyson and Whitman, as they both knew the power of their quills. As will Poe, Millay and Dickinson give you romance, thought and thrills. There’s Browning and Burns and Marlowe, too. There’s Hood and Kilmer and Joyce. Read Blake and Swift and Wordsworth, too. It is just a matter of choice. Whatever the preference, whatever your wants, read some or all of their lines. For a poem by one of the poets above is a poem that’s finer than fine. I hope you’ve enjoyed my lesson today, you can now appreciate the art. For one day a book, you may pick up, will be written by M Degenhardt.