I do not wish to cover my walls with too many paintings and pictures I wish to cover my walls with panels of poetry I want beautiful words to surround me Like a sacred spell Speaking truths and insights Prayers and pleas Into my home like a silent Gregorian chant Poets' words holding a vigil of inspiration Painting my walls with observations and emotion Experience and wisdom Humor and passion Poetic versions of our human condition Illustrated in language Forcing me to pause every time I pass by And ground in this moment by reading Someone else's soul imprinted upon my wall Reminding me of the depth and breath of living Reminding me to look for the beauty inherit in experience Reminding me to feel deeply and love fiercely Reminding me to embrace every moment regardless of its pleasantness I wish my home be a celebration of Poets dreamers philosophers and storytellers My home will be no dead poets society But a celebration of the living truth of their words May all who cross my threshold find something that speaks to them And after sitting within my walls May they leave feeling just a little more deeply than when they arrived
With pen and ink
Paper and light
And a turn of phrase
I start to write
Of dreams and hopes
Of nightmares and fears
With strokes of ink
A poem appears
Like witch's spell
Or bard's pub song
From poet's heart
My words are drawn
To craft clever poems
Each word I must weave
Into a construction
A heart can believe
Whether magic or mischief
Love story or lie
I've just crafted a poem
And now bid goodbye
-gws
Words Wishes and Wisdom 