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.
