Make Mine Strong Poem by Jackie Allen

Scribbling a line or two, or a stanza
Make mundane, the horrific, or the beautiful.
Dictate the actuality from life, but from
The muse’s rehearsal, say what you will.

From some wisdom or not, I cannot say,
How from pensive minds poems arrive; yet,
If in a moment one gives you pleasure,
A start, or even a thrill, have not the words,
Like ones Webster placed between the pages,
Accomplished their intent, done their duty?

It stands today, that one man’s cup of tea
In flavor doesn’t have to match any other.
Nor does all verse have to be the same.
And so, if you please, make mine dark and black.

From Edgar Allan Poe, his writing style~
Strange to some, like a cup of black tea, strong.
Some bitter. Just ask Stephen King what thinks he
Of the lukewarm, feel good, milk toast tomes.
Might he say, “Make mine dark and strong, like the
Movies made from the horror books I wrote? ”