Write Your Poem

Find a meadow or a tree,
grounded space that sets you free.
Let Earth mingle with your soul,
touch truths only you can know.
Write your poem.

Slow the racing of your brain.
Untangle each whispered refrain.
No mote of angst, all pathways clean,
reveal a mindscape never seen.
Write your poem.

Fill your chest with sweet life air,
follow in as you inhale.
Expand your trunk, your wondrous lungs.
Close your eyes, climb inner rungs.
Write your poem.

Feel your vessel wax and wane.
Breathe moon dust that bears your name.
Magic particles of power,
speak them from a righteous tower.
Write your poem.

Hear the humming of your heart,
churning life force, rhythmic art.
Transform beats of restrained pounding
into arias resounding.
Write your poem.

© 2021 Linda Rittenhouse

This poem was first published in The Lyric.