Writing Poetry Poem by NAYYAR SHABBIR AHMAD

Writing poetry is a bit like painting
In both cases
One is given a large canvas
But is required to compress a subject
Into a confined space

The intepretation
Of each result
Depends entirely on
The construction of words - in one case
And the combination of colours - in the other

Yes, one can colour in
One’s life
In anyway one chooses
There’s no such thing
As pre-destination
So the choice is broadly yours

Do you want your life to be dull and grey
Or would you RATHER pass IT in glorious technicolour
Which?