A Drunk Drone

Hovers he for long hours,  
Like a solitary quail
        Lingering in bowers 
like a drunk drone
        Reproaching flowers
	And 
Like a weary worm
    Wriggling with creepers.


He whispers to every tree,
    Every brook, every flea,
Like a conjurer
         Kissing them in glee,
Like a loony lover 
           Sitting on his knee,
 And being stung by a bee,


Swearing his act of feeling 
          Hearing and seeing  
 Forms, sounds as the key   
	    To invoke Calliope, 
          To write epic Poetry.  


*7th Place* (Out of ten placements in the following contest; Judged on Aug. 27, 2020)

Aug. 21, 2020
Pareidolia Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Craig Cornish
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Horsman Avatar
August 27, 2020 at 6:15 PM
Your last line, says it all, Newton, indeed this is a wonderful poem, congratulations.
Ranaweera  Avatar
August 27, 2020 at 8:00 PM
Thank you so much, Harry, for this wonderful comment! It's a great honour!
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