Writing

Draw ‘em out and plan ‘em out,

then build ‘em nice and tall.

Each word type has a function

so the structures do not fall.

Beauty is in the eye of the reader,

but each structure has its art,

and each detail springs directly from

the builder’s steady heart.

So…

Draw ‘em out and plan ‘em out,

then build ‘em nice and tall.

Make sure they’re strong, for each

will soon fulfill its call.

Each swirling line

Gives manifestation

To swirling thought.

Each broad and thin

Swipe and stroke

Tugs the arms of the eye

Begging for attention

So as to tug the mind

Tied to that window

Of the human body.

As the tip of my pencil touches my paper,

The tips of the pencilled ghosts meet it.

The words of the story are braided

While the pencilled wisps mirror

The threads of thought in my mind —

Slowly fading, sometimes hitting

The paper in a constant pitter-patter.