Recipe For A Poem Poem by Tod Denny

It starts out as just a thought
That I ponder in my mind,
Then grows to words and sentences
And how they are combined.

Then I jot everything down
To see my thoughts on paper,
Then I start to pick and choose
To get these thoughts to taper.

Then I reread and edit,
Working through the night,
To end the lines in perfect rhyme
To ensure they sound just right.

This work must show my meaning
And interpret what I think,
And it all must flow with meter
When I scribe my words in ink.

These words that I now share with you
And the feelings that I sought,
Formed from my recipe for poem
That evolved from just a thought.