Open your mouth,
let the happiness erupt.
Let the words spread
like butter on hot toast.
Send a small song---
a sonetta to your tonsils,
let them vibrate
in every color of the rainbow.
Breathe deeply.
Let your heart turn golden
from the glow of your words
on fire.
This is a free verse poem. If you wanted to make your poems sing, how would you do it? Notice the concrete words in this poem? Are the verbs strong enough, or could I have found some better ones? Have I used any similes or metaphors in this poem? Do you find any of the lines cliché? Which ones?
Can you write your own poem about how to write a poem? Poems written about poems or poetry are called ars poetica. Please share your thoughts and comments with me.
Hi Joy,
ReplyDeleteThe butter on toast was one I'd suggest changing. Why not really spread the word? How about this-- Let the words spread like lava and translated into native languages. Have fun spreading words that sing. You bring the world JOY!