How To Write A Poem... Poem by Shaun Cronick
How To Write A Poem...
Will your poem stand the test of time?
It has to be good it doesn't have to rhyme.
Some people think of writing one,
Simply take your time it can be done.
Use words like God love heart and divine,
Readers cherish these for they are so fine.
My favourite poet is Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
She's forever a poetry genius voice-box.
For you it might simply be Shakespeare,
So keep paper pen or quill quite near.
Write it simple write it neat,
Write it honest don't ever cheat.
You can make it happy you can make it sad,
Please write it good don't write it bad.
You can use a phrase that's fine and gleaming,
And insert a word with a double meaning.
Words are your friends to pick and choose,
Assort them right and you can never lose.
You can think of a story that's rich and thick,
Fingers crossed that should do the trick.
Don't over-indulge don't guild the lily,
It'll be a mess and read quite silly.
Keep all your notes don't throw them away,
You may spot something you missed yesterday.
Look back on them at your own leisure,
For they may contain a hidden treasure.
So write with love write with passion,
Write it in your own unique fashion.
Haven't a clue knowing where to start?
My mother taught me always follow your heart.
It could be a great classic it might fall flat,
At least you've tried and what's wrong with that.
I hope it catches my eye one day,
And if it's for sale I'll gladly pay.
So strive and aim to set your poem high,
Perhaps a message on which people rely.
I wish you well all the very best,
So start writing now you know the rest.
They say there's a book in everyone,
There's at least a poem so have some fun!
Also dedicated to Mary, Kim and Martin.
Three wonderful, caring people I was fortunate to meet today 17/02/2020 at 1.10 p.m.
I met these three good people at The Enchanted Bookshelves inside
The Enchanted Museum, where I'm so fortunate to work.
Thank you for listening and for your most gracious comments.
It was a joy to meet you all.
And this is your poem now to treasure forever and to share with good, like-minded people.
May God Bless and Keep you all and all the loved ones around you.
And may you all live long lives filled with virtue.
I wish you all the best this life has to offer. Take care. Shaun.
Thank you Kostas I'm so pleased you enjoyed it. And any comment from a world class poet as your good self, for me, is more valuable than mere gold. And I thank you again sir.
What a wonderful write that gives a great advice on how to weave beautiful poems. Brilliant lesson from a brilliant Poet. So beautifully crafted and conveyed. Liked the final stanza. Your kindness, Shaun is highly appreciated. On to my Poem List.
Beware! Beware! The Red Ballet Shoes! and.... I Fight For My Lady's Colours, I Fight For My Ladies Honour. Are now completed and uploaded.
Thank you Rose Marie for your most warm, welcoming and most gracious comment. And for the record I'll have some scattershot time off work this Christmas and early New Year to wrap up some poems I've leapfrogged: - (Beware! Beware! The Red Ballet Shoes) and (I Fight For My Lady's Colours...) among others. I'll let you know when wrapped and upped. And I wish your good self a Merry Christmas. Take care.
Thank you for your kind and gracious comment. You honour me sir. And may you and all the loved ones around your good self have a wonderfully happy Christmas. Take care man.
A very well written and constructive lesson in poetry writing. So well written and with much good advice, " So write with love write with passion Write in your own unique fashion" There's the secret, ! To success! And so, this is a very successful poem with which all of us, you have blessed. Thank you so much for this excellent gift, an outstanding poem to be loved and remembered!
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Thank you Shaun. Such a lovely thing to do. It was lovely meeting you. See you soon in the museum probably.
And I thank you Mary and all the other book volunteers who so generously dedicate their valuable time, of their own free will to promote entertainment but more importantly education to one and all. And if you and all the good people around want a mass dedication for a nominated poem, I will happily oblige, For that is the least I can do. Take care Mary and all the loved ones around you. I wish you and all the best this life has to offer.