A Youngster Asked For Poetry Advice

        
       
       
put pen to paper        
strip the ego        
breathe        
intended words        
slipping emotions        
with devotion        
       
writing        
is a personal moment        
time for self reflection      
to gift your voice        
of reason        
if you do it often enough        
the air in your lungs        
exhale "lines"        
while blood is pumping        
metaphors        
you'll find yourself        
personifying doors        
        
editing        
is like the sun        
the more you stand        
the warmer you'll get        
proof reading        
is a necessity        
it's the best school        
words can get        
       
poems        
are never finished        
the more you work them        
the closer they get        
they're there to find a mind        
to relate and        
become        
their friend        
as you lay the words out        
respect the reader's eye        
and give 'em some humanity        
before they say      
goodbye        
   
ask a person kind enough        
to read        
and tell you how they feel        
say "thank you very much"        
while using their view    
as a review        
trying the ideas they throw        
at you        
       
       
.        
       
       
you'll see a gray bearded chap        
arrive        
revving        
a chrome shone Chevy        
you'll call him old        
think he's a dork        
for the words he writes        
land like a fork        
-use the time to write some lines        
about how he is a tree        
with branches full of leaves        
where each is an experience        
that teaches        
learns        
and breathes        
       
then        
when you're done        
       
-just write again!