When words fall short of their intended
Meaning, do not blame the muse.
Learn from toddlers – they’ve invented
Language, leaving limits loose.
There is sense in senseless prattle -
Put yourself into their world –
Syntax - shattered, visions straddle
Volumes of the spoken word.
You won’t find it in your diction,
Meter, word choice, and what’s more,
Dictionaries are deficient, -
It must all come from your core.
As the sun spills through the shades,
And the page is swelling white,
Don’t go studying the greats -
Learn from toddlers how to write!