How On Earth Do I Write It! ? Poem by Denis Martindale

Oh, how on Earth do I write it,
That poem of renown,
Encompassing both skill and wit
To get those verses down?
Am I to study poets' themes,
Then copy what I've found,
Or merely filter through daydreams
While this old world spins round?

I get this urge, this awesome urge,
This inkling to explain,
This quest, this drive, this sacred search
That strives from heart to brain...
And tinkers here and tinkers there,
Mid phrases young and old,
Compelling me to sit and stare
While miracles unfold...

And like a scroll that's then unfurled,
New lines no more concealed,
As if they're meant to bless this world
As soon as they're revealed...
I squint and peek at themes and thoughts
And verses float on high,
With brand new updates and reports
That tantalise each eye...

And I'm transfixed, I'm hooked, drawn in,
Like watching my TV,
Because I know I won't give in,
I want that poetry...
That poetry that changes so,
My life and others, too,
Dear God, let insights overflow,
That I may yet praise You...

For I'm a scribe and not much more,
A follower of truth,
Of all that's thrilled me to the core
And helped me as a youth...
Yet now I seek to bless Mankind,
Transcend what's been expressed,
That's why I pray, each night and day,
God, help me do my best!


Denis Martindale February 2017.


GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU BLESS GOD!
DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR HIM...


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