They say
An apple a day
Keeps the doctor away

But
Does a poem a day
Keep anything away?

I don't know
What it keeps away
But I do know
What it brings near

A stillness of thought
For my restless mind

A refreshing spring
For my overworked soul

An intention to the words
I allow to fill my heart

A crash course in hope
That just gets me started

And all of these
Good and beautiful things
Brought in close by
Good and beautiful words
Remind me that I too am
Good and beautiful