National Poetry Writing Month: Day One, "Anyone Can Write A Poem"

 

            So today is the 1st of April, huh? Three months of 2014 have been and gone like a fleeting instant, and the rest of the year could follow suit. But I for one do not wish for that to be the case, so I have decided to try and make the most of this month at least. That means that for me, the 1st of April isn't just about making a fool of somebody. The 1st of April is the first day of National Poetry Writing Month, or NaPoWriMo. The goal is simple; write a poem every day for the month of April, leaving you with thirty poems at the end.

 

 

If only it were that easy....

 

 

            Regardless, I'll give it my best shot, and if any of you feel like you want to express yourself through poetry, then give it a go. Anybody can write a poem, even if you don't every tell anyone about it. And so to stay with this theme, my first poem for the month is all about just that. Some poems that I write will be fun, others will be dark. Some will rhyme, many will not. Words are what you make them, so make them what you want.

 

 

Day One:

 

Anyone Can Write a Poem

 

Anyone can write a poem,
A simple stanza or two.
Just sit down and go a little mad,
You’ll come up with something totally new.

 

Everyone can write a poem,
if you can find the time.
I think you should give it a whirl,
It doesn’t even have to rhyme.

 

Someone once wrote a poem,
The first one ever heard.
Was it a limerick, acrostic or ballad?
Did the audience think it absurd?

 

Everybody could write a poem,
It would make an interesting game.
There’d be billions of different rhythms,
And no two would be the same.

 

So why don’t you write a poem,
About animals, nature or your favourite place?
Or if you fancy being a little crazy,
How about aliens from Outer Space?

 

Anyone can write a poem,
A simple stanza or two.
I thought I should give it a go,
So I could read one back to you.