JUST SO YOU KNOW

Many times at night

Right before sleep

I think of words that

Go together and form

A nice bit of poetry

I should get up and

Write down the poem

But I put it off thinking

I’ll scribble it down tomorrow

But then in the morning

I try to think of my great work

And cannot bring it to mind

This is hard to accept but

I cannot punish myself

This happens to everyone

And we never learn

Someone asks me a question

I know the answer but

Cannot bring it to mind

The person leaves and

Five minutes later

I have the answer

Trumpeting in my mind

I am the only one happy

The only one aware

I get a pad and pen

Take it to my bedside table

Think about taking a nap

Realize it could ruin my

Chances of scoring tonight

I pick up another pad and

Find a pencil and sit down

To write another muse

Nothing comes to mind

So I decide to write down

Some thoughts that I have

Life is a gift and a miracle

Each moment of the day

And night are miracles

The bird that flies by

Knows where to go for food

This is awesome and a miracle

Stanski

June 6, 2022, ^