Think! Think! ! Think! ! ! Poem by Denis Martindale

Stand back, gangway! I'm coming through,
With one more poem just for you!
I'm writing it, right now, in fact,
Sometimes that's how my thoughts react!
So here it is, and here it goes,
When writing on-the-spot who knows?
It could be good or even great,
If so, it's time to celebrate.
A gentle rhythm for each line,
Most times it's eight instead of nine,
So syllables help me write verse,
Next line gets six as I immerse,
Then back to eight and six again,
Just as hymn writers way back when.
I've written thousands in this style,
Some made me laugh and made me smile.
This poem's switched, each line has eight,
No wonder that I'm in a state,
Yet I thank God I chose this road,
For poetry that's gently flowed,
Then shared on poemhunter, too.
So why not go and read a few?
My e-book's there for visitors,
Who like a poem's rhyming verse.
The e-book's free, yet worth a mint,
And that's the reason why I'm skint!


Denis Martindale. October 2020.