Advice to a poet
by cricketjeff on February 10, 2008. © Jeff Green, All rights reserved
Advice to a poet
Paint in a poem a place that you love
Show us your world as it’s seen from above
Tell us in rhyme of the things that you do
Give to the reader the story of you
Dream us a dream of the life that you crave
A hero of childhood so manly and brave
The form doesn’t matter, the art is the thing
Put up a poem that makes a heart sing
Some like fond sadness, it’s whimsy for me
Tell us the tales of the visions you see
Weave us a spell that we’ll never forget
But really just pen us your best poem yet
Dive to the depths of the way that you think
Show us the nectar that you love to drink
Guide us with fondness where-ever you go
Put all your wishes and fancies on show
A taste of the food that you think of as home
A step on the path where you wish you could roam
The beach where your sandcastles washed in the tide
A glimpse of the you that you think you should hide
Some like nostalgia, a love song for me
Sing us the songs that would let you fly free
Weave us a spell that we’ll never forget
But really just pen us your best poem yet
Author notes
Originally written to encourage entries to a series of contests run by Sue
Cardwell and me. Now editted to not include names.
English