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The Elusive Poem

I wish I could find it the elusive poem I dive deep into the word pool of my mind To no avail My magnum opus eludes me My creativity is like a wide-open plane But still one poem does not show itself In the fertile garden of my mind I prune away discordant thoughts But still the opus does not bud I feel the words caressing the Synapses of my mind Yet I cannot Conjure them Cannot channel them through My hand to the pen From the pen to the paper Why is this poem so elusive I mean it no harm I only wish to share it If only it could know the joy That it would bring when it is read It would no longer remain hidden It would burst forth with the beauty And brightness of the morning sun As it tops the mountains and explodes Onto the valley floor But alas it is not meant to be The elusive poem still hides itself My magnum opus still eludes me

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Date: 2/25/2017 11:37:00 AM
Wow what an excellent poem Edward! Yes that can happen and I bet one day it will spontaneously be there. In it goes :) :)
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Edward Mccall
Date: 2/25/2017 6:13:00 PM
Hi Heidi thank you so much for your kind words. I sure hope it does happen one day and thank you for that and it goes and the double smiles that's awesome.
Date: 2/25/2017 12:52:00 AM
Edward, it's definitely there, though. So many are there. You can feel it, though it's not quite the right location within spacetime. You dive deep into your mind - I think there will soon be a time when it comes bursting out, unbidden, and you better have paper and pen, a computer, a smartphone and considerable fast typing skills thereon, because like ol' Billy Shakespeare said, "There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." Yadda yadda. : ) -- Doug
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Doug Vinson
Date: 2/25/2017 7:36:00 PM
Ha! Indeed - Shakespeare had so many words - heck, he'd just make some up if needed - that he never got to the "yadda yadda" stage. ; )
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Edward Mccall
Date: 2/25/2017 6:12:00 PM
Hi Doug thank you so much for your comments on the elusive poem. It definitely gave me a chuckle when I read it no doubt. And yes all Mr. Shakespeare was right but I don't recall any yada yada in any of his work LOL. anyway thank you again Doug. By the way I may not always comment but I always enjoy your poetry.

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