years 1 to 5

1,2,4,8,16 poems per year no more no less

the easy but hard years

plenty of time, almost. certainly too much

hard to keep the creative urge in check

to maintain discipline

time therefore to stock the imagination

to study the craft

to make provisions

for the years to come

years 6 to 10

32,64,128,256,512 per year

the middle, contented years

the requirement more measured to the creative mind

the later years giving hints of the work to come

time for family and friends

time to enjoy

years 11 to 15

1024,2048,4096,8192,16384 works per year

the real years

the testing years

for the exponential poet it starts here

the first year to get in gear

as 3 a day gives way to 6 and onwards to nearly 50

no time for anything

every thought observation must be realised as an original work

the would be exponential poet becomes simply a poetry machine

at one with everything

the world the imagination the universe and the word

mind never still fingers performing an eternal dance along the keyboard

few are they who reach this far

few are those who can proudly claim to be exponential poets

but for those who do what beckons

sadly

overheating burn out and explosion for those who go on

insanity for those who try to return to normal life

©LawRouge