A Talent

It seems I have a talent for poetry.
I don't know how it came to be.
It's quite a surprise to me,
if you know what I mean.

I know my poems don't rhyme
all the time.
But it's a good sign,
not a crime.

I hope you don't mind;
this is poem number nine.
Most seem to think them a find,
some just seem to sigh.

It's amazing that these poems I can write;
the time just seems ripe.
Writing poetry is like seeing a light,
and the darkness made bright.

Writing poetry means a lot to me,
good thing it's free.
Go ahead and my poems read,
and for yourself see.

Morris Cox
April 27, 1998