This week I'm sharing another Ars Poetica poem. The term loosely means the art of poetry. The resultant poem is essentially a reflection on the writing of poetry. This ancient form goes all the way back to the Roman poet, Horace who first championed the form. These poems involve the writer examining aspects of poetry's purpose, methods and nature. Ink In The Heart There is no ink on my body Not a single tattoo I carry my ink in my veins Allowing it to escape through chosen words Laid down in poems A river of inky thoughts flow forth Line by line Trickles and torrents Across a broad landscape of hungry pages Thought transcribed Fertile revelations Pure and heartfelt Happy, angry and unharnessed They spill and spread out. This enduring relationship Reveals to friend and stranger The strength of an inner call To which I willingly respond- Write, And continue to write Let the ink flow Reveal the word...