Hypothetically, yet ironically,
intellectually constructing a poem or
patch of prose should be far easier
than it seems.
Even those known to craft delicious,
heartwarming verse have surely faced
the dreaded fear of an unscathed page.
Yet, those bards who have risen to the
challenge, or occasion, with steely
mind, fortitude, and passionate
persuasion have found the strength.
So many any of us struggle with
ambient thought, perpetual notions,
recycled emotions barely blatantly
disguised by foolish promotions
ending up with feeble attempts at
stanza, scansion, muted meter
metronomically fashioning words
far from adequate.
Still, we try daily to find even a
slight modicum of a successful poem,
whatever that might well be. Each
line an effort, every day an opportunity
for more than we bargain for.
04/14/2024 j.g.l.
April is Poetry Month
