Pictures in my Head

sat here with pen in hand
poised to write the next verse
images rolling around my mind
penning these creations can be a curse

I see pain, sunsets and love
visions both cruel and sweet
yet I must select the right one
this urge to write will not be beat

ink flows across my paper
words painting pictures for me
like an image slowly forming
yet it doesn't always set me free

once started I have go on
until the piece in complete
freestyle or verse, prose or haiku
my pen dances over many a sheet

for poetry completes my day
visualizing their imagery
painting pictures for all to read
that can be seen so vividly


© Lissie Bull 2015