Poem FAQs - Sacred Poems - inspirational poetry books
Description: Sacred poem FAQs - The frequently asked questions that I get about my poetry. If you would like an inspirational poem for yourself start here.

# Poem FAQs

These are some of the frequently asked questions I get about my inspirational poems. If you don’t see the answer here, just drop me a note.

## Q. What are Sacred Poems?

A. I originally called them “Messages” but that domain name was taken. Most follow the quatrain format (four sections of four lines) used by Nostradamus, but there are are a few which are longer or shorter. They tend to be responses to individual needs or events. Some are global, others are specific to a single person.

## Q. How does this work?

A. After 30 years of doing this I don’t have a good explanation. To quote the Rolling Stones ” you can’t always get what you want…you get what you need.”. Basically, unless there is some cosmic reason why you need to receive something (you’ve lost a loved one, you’re at a cross roads in your life, etc), there may be nothing to send you. Occasionally, what you get may not be what you wanted.

### Q. Do you have the poem that starts out with…?

A. Unfortunately, this is not a poetry library. If I didn’t write it, I don’t have it.

### Q. Can you write a poem for my daughter’s 3rd birthday, etc.?

A. Generally no but there are more than a few exceptions on this site. That is generally more of a creative process. All poems on this site were written in a matter of minutes, and qualify more as automatic writing. Let us know if there are other questions to add to the Poem FAQs.

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