My Writing Why

My writing,

is a chaotic rhythm.

I go,

                   from here

      to there.

I dip my pencil and mind

into my red-wine ink,

And let my burdened heart

flow across the pages,

often surprised at what’s revealed.

Because unlike everything else

in my life,

my writing is not calculated.

It is messy, and it is often unlovely.

And I tell myself that this is okay,

because I want to be

an artist, without being a perfectionist.

And as I struggle to learn this,

My inner beings are freed,

as they are

     written down,

freely.

These bright leaves sprinkle

sidewalks with chaos, weather

you like it or not.

{RM} – My first time with dVerse Poets. I am very happy to be a part of Haibun Monday! And I am so, very thankful to my mom, Pat Spreng, who suggested that I join this wonderful community of poets.

“Why do you write the style of poetry you write. Not why you write poetry, but the why of your style. We all have a style that we write or a subject we seem to write about more consistently than others. Then, give me a classic haiku to end it.”