Day 30 of Poetry Month

The month is at an end, but I will NOT stop writing a poem every day. I feel so much better for it. And yes, I will enter some of my poems into contests and magazines. I've gotten hooked on the responses, the criticism, the banter, and most definitely the praise.

So for today, here you go.

These words are mine, but I will share them with you

The words I write do not have to sound                                                                                                    

As light as Browning’s “How do I love thee”

Or as smooth as Williams’ “ The Red Wheelbarrow”

Or as tight as Shakespeare’s “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”.

The images I portray are not necessarily places I have been to

Or seen in a feature film

Or witnessed in a calendar

Or glanced at in National Geographic.

The wisdom I unfold here is not purely for myself,

Though I might want it so

For I am shy,

But for the masses seeking truth in these uncertain times.

© Catherine Woods 2017