I Love

by Steve Johnson


 

love to write

I need to love

 

Words sometimes spoken with a soft tongue;

gentle like a breeze not strong enough to carry

a single leaf across the street

 

A chance to play with my thoughts, sometimes

generously, arrange them correctly like a

beautiful melody

 

Fresh like the innocence of a child at play,

and full of discovery

 

Thoughts can come so hastily, full of mistakes,

in need of repair; dramatic at times; full of

spirit; farthest reaching

 

A voice never still, not always right, still

seeking what is peaceful

 

Finding peace and calm even after taking

many falls; wanting better results from what

I do

 

Taking pen in hand, my hand rolls across this

beautiful fresh piece of paper recording what it

is I am thinking

 

My eyes pour over the letters that come together

to tell a story, hoping for more even from that which

is least

 

to Autumn Leaves, an online poetry journal
volume 12(6)
March 15, 2008
This poem is copyright © 2008, Steve Johnson, all rights reserved.
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