Poetry

Read Psalms 136-140

Psalms 136:1 "O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."

We might have hated poetry assignments when we were kids in school. We couldn’t think of anything to write and knew we wouldn’t get a good grade on our efforts.

But once we leave the classroom, we don’t need to be afraid of poetry anymore. We don’t need to stick to an assigned theme and we don’t need to be afraid to write yet another poem about springtime or the symbolism of storms or the ocean when we're writing for our own pleasure.

If we plan to market our poetry, they will have to be good, and there are plenty of markets for good poetry. There are many different forms of poetry, so if we get bored with our usual Haiku, we can challenge ourselves by trying a new style.