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"Scribble" - Illustration by Jim Meehan
National Poetry Month was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. For the rest of April, each day we will publish a poem: your favorite poem--one of your own or one by a published author.
Send your poem to janeEstahl@comcast.net with a sentence or two about yourself as the author or why the poem is among your favorites. And stay tuned for announcements of local poetry readings in the area that you may wish to attend to celebrate the integral role poets play in our culture.
The Month of Words
~ Mary Anne Arbo
All you fair troubadours of metrical composition.
Mix and mingle nouns with verbs and free verse.
Describe your world in stanzas and quatrains.
Free your jumbled words to paper,
and parchment.
Write, edit, repeat.
Accept poetry as gifts from a stranger.
Read poetry alone,
or in a local pub.
With wafts of cigarette smoke,
encircle your oratory of such passionate verbs.
Write, edit, repeat.
Click onto Zoom and poetry podcasts.
Scribble in your diary those pent up melodies,
by the light of a 4am moon.
Read your words as if it was your last breath,
upon this poetry world.
As we all write, edit, and repeat during Aprils.
Mary Anne Abdo is an author, poet and photographer. She has been featured in many print poetry magazines and anthologies. Her self-published poetry book, Fractured Lollipop Poems of Brokenness Healing and Hope, and her children’s book, Pumpkin The Cat Who Plays With Words are on Amazon. She resides in Scranton Pennsylvania.
More News from Boyertown
- Phil Repko Adds "Ankh" to Repertoire for National Poetry Month Phile Repko, educator and poet, continues his annual effort, along with his two sons during National Poetry Month, to create a poem each day.
- Black-Throated Blue Warbler: Bird of the Month The black-throated blue warbler is an attractive sign of spring common in the Boyertown area during its breeding season.
