allegory

metaphor

simile

onomatopoeia

alliteration

hyperbole

which will you choose today?

all or none or just some

to paint your picture

and spill your heart in

words to wrench duty from

pleasure, create sweet treasure

you are a poet

choose a word

or take one you heard

count the syllables

make them rhyme

and bring a tear to your reader's eye

a hug to warm their soul

with your stirring poetry