Poetry Day #14
Today our prompt was to think about our inspirations and poets/poems we love that inspire us to write poetry. I do have to give credit to Andrew, who introduced me to NaPoWriMo, and whose poetry I do love. But I really know nothing about poetry or why I am even expressing myself in this format –I sort of enjoy it and I am learning quite a few things!
(The photo is a close-up section of a piece called Not Until by Markus Pierson)
Haiku
It seems very wrong
To call this thing a poem
I’m just clearing thoughts
The Audacity
When knowledge does not go beyond
Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein
It does not seem fair to saddle anyone
With the label of my inspiration
People should expect better for themselves
Instead blame the voices in my head
For the fact that I sit down to write
Everyday the need to empty my brain
Is what drives me to embarrass myself
My jumble of words set out for anyone to see