I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd reasons, where I'm given the illustration first.
The sound of a word is at least as important as the meaning.
We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.
I'm working now on a collection of Shakespearean sonnets, about 100 of them, that I may publish if anyone's interested. My take on life is a little different from the bard's.
A poet is not something you become; a poet is something you are.
His blood is black and boiling hot, he gurgles ghastly groans. He'll cook you in his dinner pot, your skin, your flesh, your bones.