Poems On Poetry.

"Distraction"

It's taking me forever
to finish reading this poetry book
because I keep getting distracted
by phrases that creep in,
lines that would start
such clever, thoughtful poems
of my own.


"Domino Effect"

I suppose the goal of my life
-- or one of them anyway --
is to publish a book
of poetry.

I certainly have enough poems by now,
piled up like domino stacks,
quietly waiting to set up a chapbook
or a thin, glossy paperback

which readers could easily carry around
in their purses or backpacks,
pulling it out in a dull moment
in a coffee shop or at home while the baby naps,

or on the bus or waiting at the doctor's office,
to play with for fun, and inspiration perhaps.

I suppose it is the goal of my life
to express creative sentiments to others,
written words whispered into the mind,
sparking a flame that in turn lights another,

a domino effect of delightful enlightenment.

--Ellen H.