To rhyme or not to rhyme
Ah, what a question
To write what lies within your heart
or follow another's suggestion

poetry
is a puzzle
of thoughts

images
falling on
the page
where
they will

and so, to paint 
these thoughts with words
to preserve without
what within we've heard

a personal
journey
one must
make alone

though
it never hurts
to ask
for directions

April 18, 2000