I've written over 1000 poems in my lifetime

Tired and in need of a break

I'm finally taking a day off

So here's how you can create your own poem in my absence:

1. Let your senses take in the world around you

2. Tap into your feelings and experiences from deep down in your heart and soul

3. Harness your inspiration to select a poetry theme

4. Write some amazing words, lines and verses using as many letters as you want from abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

5. Try rhymezone.com if you choose to rhyme and find it difficult

6. Check out thesaurus.com when you're in need of synonyms

7. Include powerful imagery through adjectives, similes, metaphors etc

8. Complete your first draft, then a second, third, fourth – as many as it takes to make it perfect

9. Catch the reader's eye by adding a *clever title

10. Have one last check for speling misttakes and other eerrors

11. Print or handwrite your final version

12. Share it with friends and family

Congratulations - you've done!

Which is just as well

As I'll be back to work tomorrow...