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Rated: E · Poetry · Inspirational · #2354752

A poem in Eintou form (described below poem)


I read
to feed my soul,
my heart, my need to write,
to put thoughts, views, hopes, dreams to words.
I write to send those thoughts
from mind to words
that move.


Eintou form:
Reflects (via syllable count) African & African American philosophy that life is a cycle, in that it never escapes its beginnings or history. Everything returns to that from which it originates.
Line 1 - 2 words/syllables
Line 2 - 4 words/syllables
Line 3 - 6 words/syllables
Line 4 - 8 words/syllables
Line 5 - 6 words/syllables
Line 6 - 4 words/syllables
Line 7 - 2 words/syllables
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