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I Want To Write I want to writeI want to feel the rushas words form in my mind I want to feelthe ink flowingthrough my penas words are writtenin my notebook I want imagesto form in my mindas I readwhat I have written I want to write poetryabout love, pain,nature and earth's beauty I want...

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I Will Write I will writeUntil I can't see the pageUntil my fingers can't hold a penUntil my words start appearing backwardsUntil nothing I write makes any sense I will writeUntil I run out of wordsUntil my heart says “stop”Until I have lost my desireUntil my words mean nothing to me I will writeUntil I...

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So You Want To Be A Writer ~ Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet There are no secrets To being a writer All you have to do is write Everyday Just write Anything It doesn't have to make sense Just write You become a bread baker By baking bread You become a singer by singing So...

Why I Write ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

I write to express my feelings Feelings about life, love, music I write about how I feel Who I am, what I've heard What I've seen and what I believe I write about what was What is and what will be There is power in my poetry There is also darkness and light I write...

I, Poet ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

It came to me on a soft white cloud After all these years It was like a letter from home Filled with empty promises I am a poet There is a fire in my soul A fire that consumes me Pushing me to keep writing So here I am Just me, my notebook and my...

Falling Into Slumber ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

It is the coming of the dawn My writing is done You've gone to work I sit and review last night's words Enjoying my morning coffee Last night's poems were about you My feelings My desires My inappropriate thoughts It was a good night But I'm tired I finish my coffee Turn off the light...

Where I Want To Be ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

As I sit here writing this Daylight slowly changing to twilight I feel myself smiling and I say to myself “This is where I want to be” My life has been a challenge Over these last few months Surgeries and days of pain Have worn me to the core My poetry has helped me Get...

A Poet’s Emptiness ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

A Poet is a writer An Artist A Philosopher He spends time writing Reading Imagining Searching for words Or a single word It sounds so easy So relaxing It is not It is a constant search Filled with decisions Stress, feelings of inadequacy He works hard To make his poetry rhythmical And when he finishes...

This Is My Passion ~ A Poem By Walt Page, The Tennessee Poet

Poetry The art of beauty with words Artistic writing That stirs a reader's imagination Or emotions I am a Poet I write to express my feelings The stirrings in my heart Become words in my poems The after of my life Becomes the present of my poetry My words express the ice and fire That...