A Simple Poem

Here's day two's submission of NaPoWriMo (a poem a day for the month of April in honor of National Poetry Month):




A Simple Poem Today

I need to write a poem today

the only goal is to get it down.

It can be trite, or not.

rhyme, or not.

Just a simple poem.

It doesn’t have to discuss

all the feelings conjured up

at the thought of death

or time

or climate change turning the oceans to acid.

It doesn’t have to be monumental

or epic

or wax about the moon or

spring flowers

or how desperate love can feel.

It doesn’t even need to be musical,

lyrical

or rhythmic.

A simple poem today

is all.

Looking here

I guess I don’t need to write it after all.

April 2, 2013