Do you take poetry seriously <br />do you read when you're in bed <br />and cover your upholstery <br />with books of Keats or Tennyson, <br />do they circle round your head? <br />Do you think about the possibility <br />your poems will be read <br />by kings and queens, aristocracy <br />or all of us instead? <br />Do you stop when brushing teeth <br />to scribble down a phrase? <br />Do you miss the bus or train <br />because you couldn't leave, <br />until you had decided <br />if that full stop or apostrophe <br />is in its rightful place? <br />Do you dream of dancing sounds <br />that whirl around the mind <br />and wake up shouting out <br />yes! that's the one that rhymes? <br />Do you walk with the shining stars <br />and dance beneath the moon? <br />Does a fading sunset <br />make your heart fly up and say <br />that is so beautiful <br />are there any words that may <br />be a shadow of its beauty <br />as it announces the end of day? <br />If your answer is always yes <br />you know what I will say <br />you are a poet in the making, <br />please write for us today.<br /><br />David Taylor<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-poet-in-the-making/
