Fancy Yourself a Poet? Share it For National Poetry Month

This article was reported by Fay Abrahamsson. It was posted by Cassandra Day. 
Most of us have penned at least one poem in our lifetime, inspired by love, melancholy, a new and wonderful experience, or a teacher's prompt. It need not be in iambic pentameter or even rhyme to be considered a poem — but it should be at least on thing: from the heart.
So in the spirit of National Poetry Month, we encourage you to take pen to paper (or fingertips to keyboard) and try a couplet or two. 

If you'd like to mingle with other poets in the community, every Monday at The Buttonwood Tree on Main Street in Middletown, folks gather to play music or debut their poems at Open Mic Night from 8-10 p.m. Arrive at 7:30 p.m. to sign up.

The poem below was written by Jack Murphy, 12 years old.

The Sea Adventure

Upon the blue mighty great big sea,

there was a small sailboat the size so wee.

There were three kids, a captain and six different men,

For this boat could only hold up to ten.

When this little boat set sail,

It headed down a crazy dangerous trail.

Down and down it went like a sub,

And it was only in the bath tub.

As you know that all adventures come to a drop,

But you still have next time, and the fun will never stop.


National Poetry month, celebrated each April, was founded in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets to celebrate all things poetry.