Writing has me in its clutches - a Rondel

Who would have thought that when I took the Gifted/Talented Education course, Writing Across the Curriculum,  in 1984 , that I would eventually have a novel published? And a sequel in progress. Certainly not I. But here's a picture of the book cover. Today's poem was written during that early time when I was just starting out. I tried lots of formal patterns. PL

WRITING HAS ME IN ITS CLUTCHES
( a Rondel pattern)

Writing has me in its clutches.
Verses? I've done quite a few.
My tongue makes rhymes of words it touches,
grabbing thoughts out of the blue.
The reason why? I've not a clue!
Writing has me in its clutches.
Verses? I've done quite a few.

Writing keeps down lots of fusses
with my daughter, Annalou.
Pettiness and spite it hushes,
bringing me contentment, too.
Writing has me in its clutches.
Verses? I've done quite a few.

PL - published in delicious fatigue, 1992