Advice For New Poets

Write that poem, don’t be shy Be courageous; give it a try If it rhymes, make sure it shines Be original in your lines New ways to say what’s been written Then your readers will surely be smitten Avoid the humdrum; make it dashing Stress the verses with lightning flashing If words are musty and verbiage stale Most of your readers you will fail to nail If lines are exciting, gutsy, and strong How can your poems ever be wrong? What you write matters but little As long as you say it with sensitive zest Blaze into their living thoughts Your worthy poem will do the rest