THOUGHT OUT POETRY CAN BE TREMENDOUS
SOMETIMES ABOUT ANYTHING FRIVOLOUS
UNDER A SIGNATURE OR SIMPLY ANONYMOUS
POETIC MEN AND WOMEN CAN BE NERVOUS BUT FAMOUS
WE ARE CAREFUL NOT TO BECOME POMPOUS
BUT SOME POETRY HAS LEFT US RAVENOUS
THEN AGAIN THERE WILL BE A FEW TROUBLOUS
BUT IN THE END THEY ARE ALL WONDROUS
THE HOLY WOW CLUB CAN BE STUPENDOUS
BUT WILL NOT ACCEPT ANYONE SCURRILOUS
LET US NOT HINDER OR BECOME TORTUROUS
NOR BE AN EMAILING JUNKIE SO RAUCUS
READING ONE ANOTHER’S POETRY IS DESIROUS
BECAUSE IT MAKES US SOMEWHAT JOYOUS
EVEN IF A FEW ARE A LITTLE LUDICROUS
WE ARE POETS SO DARING AND MISCHIEVOUS
MEMBERS CHOOSE TO BE MAGNANIMOUS
RECITING PROSE POETRY BEING SO JOYOUS
NOTHING HINDERS WHEN WE ARE RIGOROUS
LO AND BEHOLD WE’VE BECOME VENTUROUS
GO AHEAD FOLKS – WRITE AND BE ADVENTUROUS
LET THE WORLD DISCOVER YOU ARE RIOTOUS
NOTHING VENTURED NOTHING GAINED FOR US
WE’RE INFAMOUS AND YET NOT HAZARDOUS

Quilted Art by Valerie Barron McRae