HOW TO BE A POET By Jacquelyn Cauthen AKA Nana Jackie Use your words. All of them. Sometimes even make up one. It's Funtastic! Read... Read... Read other people's poems. Learn poetic rules from A to Z. Then blend In serendipity. Be quiet. Write... Write... Write... Have a family poetry night. Write about friends. Write about animals. Use onomatopoeias. Love you. Give love away. Smile every day. Rhyme. Unrhyme. Draw... Doodle... Scribble... Giggle. Illustrate yourself. Pencil on. Show off. Laugh whenever you want to. Think... Think... Think details. Think Fun. It's all right to be silly. Hug idioms and puns. Hola! Say how you feel. Adios! Feel what you say. Go fishing. Play. Create... Create... Create what-ya-ma-call-its. Create...Create. .. Create... Create what-ya-ma-call-its. Make thing-a-ma-jigs. Do it now. Don't forget the five senses. Smell a Morning Glory. Walk among the raindrops. Taste one. Touch something fluffy. Sing a song. Listen to the Sunrise. Look for the Rainbow. Follow your heart. Nana Jackie presents CHOCOLATE FACE AND SAGE GARDEN POETRY