National Poetry Month: The Road to Poetry 1 of 30

 

It's National Poetry Month. I will be posting a poem each day. No theme. I'm just going to follow the spark each day, wherever I might find it. It's bound to be messy. 

The Road to Poetry

I've forgotten how to get to poetry.

I tried to sit in a room in silence;

it wasn't there.

I listened to the trees whisper,

but their messages were coded. 

I pulled out a map -

though I looked near mountains, lakes, 

and roads less traveled -

routes did not lead me there.

I called the experts,

"How do you get to poetry?" 

I inquired with curiosity.

The poets only laughed.

The way to poetry,

once deep in my bones,

eludes me;

weeds covering the way. 

There is nothing left to do,

but pick up my favorite pen,

grab my notebook,

and begin again. 

© Cathy L. Mere, 2023