L Milton Hankins Poet Villanelle

A Page Unturned

A page unturned means the end of the story
For one will never know what came next
Whether it was a disaster, fame, or glory.

We start an adventure through the quarry
Something attracted us to the written text
A page unturned means the end of the story.

Having written it, an author does not worry
To know it happens leaves an author vexed
Whether it was a disaster, fame, or glory.

The writer knows the ending; it’s not blurry
But not finishing it leaves a reader perplexed
A page unturned means the end of the story.

A reader will begin with a determined flurry
But is discouraged by a plot that is complex
Whether it was a disaster, fame, or glory.

Getting to the last page, never be in a hurry
Hopefully, in the process, the mind will flex
Whether it was a disaster, or fame, or glory,
A page unturned means the end of the story. 

Written November 26, 2022

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Tom Cunningham November 26, 2022 at 10:55 PM Often when reading a good book I feel reluctant to turn that last page because I don't want it to end, I've heard of folks reading the last page before reading the whole book, have never figured that one out. Tom

Shirley Hawkins November 26, 2022 at 10:48 PM Finito!