Called to Write
I must put pen to paper
Maybe type out a word or two
Document thoughts ‘n feelings
Communicate 'tween me ‘n you
It's not my words are fancy
Don't 'spect they're special t' read
But they're all tusslin' 'round inside me
Bustin’ 'em out is my true need
Sometimes it'll be a story
Some pages of rambling prose
Time t’ time I go t’ rhymin'
Tho that's chancy Heaven knows!
I set store by talkin' vulnerable
Which means tellin' from heart deep
Without that trust, well, it's just chatter
And we share nothing to know or keep
We tend t'fear showin' true feelin's
Talkin’ safe; News, Weather 'n Sports
How do we have rooted, lovin' friendship
Short of speakin’, “From the Heart Reports”?
So while you visit on my site
This here front porch URL
Sit back with cup of favorite brew
Hold, enjoy the words I'll tell
Get comfy in your easy chair
Call ol Shep o'er to your feet
Slow yer pace and mind a might
Let's you and I just meet
While you are ingesting
The musings in this place
My hope is that a knowing smile
Will come rest upon yer face
Or maybe not a smile a’tall
Perhaps a subtle nod
Unbidden will expose at last
Our tie by grace of God
Two souls unknown t'other
Wandering this cyber land
Will by these shared ideas
Come each to understand
And when you've taken in my words
These ponderings of mine
We'll no longer be just strangers
But connected by design
God built us not to solo
But built us to connect
And when we share our inner mind
That's what we do I 'spect
Well, thanks fer stoppin' by
It's been my pleasure to palaver
I'm called to greet a million folk
Before I up'n go cadaver
Come back again to this ol’ porch
Stop, visit when in the 'hood
Drop by and read my latest
I truly wish you would
By, Rik Goodell
© 2020