December 23, 2023
“How long does it take you to write a new rhyme?”
Is a question I’m asked, and they mean, “How much time?”
I’d say half an hour to write and compose,
But a lifetime to form all the thoughts that arose.
Each rhyme that emerges begins in the heart.
It’s birthed in my spirit, that’s where it must start.
The seed begins sprouting, takes shape in my head,
Then forms into words that are written and read.
“Why write them as poetry, why not in prose?”
I’m partial to rhythm and rhyme I suppose.
Like the waves of the ocean, the ebb, and the flow,
Like the wind through the treetops, the leaves how they blow,
The words that take shape as they reach for the sky,
Find their lyrical rhythm for soaring on high.
Thank you John for sharing your thoughts and lifetime of experience with us. I’m always blessed.
And you do it so well, John!