I sat staring <br />At my blank writing pad, <br />With pen in my hand. <br /> <br />It was a poetry workshop, <br />We were told <br />To try different structural forms: <br />Epigram, Sonnets, Limericks, <br />Lyrics, which could be set to music. <br /> <br />But I admit, I just <br />Can’t write on demand. <br />Is it a mental block <br />Which I can’t unlock? <br /> <br />It becomes difficult <br />For me to make a start. <br />As I just write from the heart. <br />But I don’t argue <br /> <br />These are Classical forms, <br />Which require skill <br />To write within the confines <br />Of prescribed norms: <br />Meter and syllable count. <br /> <br />It does lift <br />The work from plebian <br />And adds spunk <br />To stimulate readers mind, <br />As I find <br />When I read works of Shakespeare <br />And others of his kind.<br /><br />Mamta Agarwal<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/poems-and-poetry/
