These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Poetry Break

So, here we go, two poems more,
and then a month-long break.
Mayhaps three weeks as prose doth soar
for focused novel's sake.

I can't say yet, but maybe poems
will show as novel's writ,
but rhythm, rhyme might need to store 'em,
though it's quite hard to quit.

Iambic feet do often greet
the poem reader's eyes
as tris and tetras seem quite meet
to fit the poem's size.

How long 'til novels come apace,
like poems often do?
True. Books take up a lot of space
as poems are small for you.

The daily poems often seem,
like treats Mom daily made.
Her poundcakes we did "famous" deem,
and for them quite obeyed.

So quickly cooked as a daily sweet
this bored cook used some drops,
Food coloring to change the treat
in lemon, chocolate swaps.

Lemon poundcake on one day,
chocolate on the next,
like what poems have to say,
changing just the text.

As I take a break to poems refresh
the breathing time is good
as tastebuds need some time to stop
to better taste the food.

by Jay O’Toole
on October 30th, 2025