Everything

Pegasus flying to the moon in a colorful sky (AI)

 

On Poetic Inspiration [sonnet]

I am inspired by a sorrowful tune

To translate tears from my pen to the page;

I am enthused by the silvery moon

To write of loneliness, heartbreak, and rage.

I am beholden to nightmares and dreams

That give me stanzas to take for a spin;

I am grateful for the scams, shams, and schemes

That move my hand to craft lines about sin.

I’m indebted to the sound of the rain

That spreads across my landscape like a bruise;

I am thankful for reminders of pain

That keep this lady well-versed in the blues.

Cheers to whatever mischievous gods fling,

For what inspires me is just... everything!

~*~

Shared from my book Odds and Ends for John Holton's Writer's Workshop, where he asks what inspires us to write.