A Poets Query

Within the silence beats the clock.
Counting time till the next shock.
A profound verse you can't rehearse.
Sometimes a blessing, sometimes a curse.

The only choice we get sometimes.
Is a little rhythem and that it rhymes.
To pluck the strings of the readers heart.
And blow their minds right off the chart.

We wait impatient for the line.
To pick like grapes sweet from the vine.
In quiet commune with our spirit.
We ask the Lord that we will hear it.

With pen in hand we scribe a thought.
That with our mind, it could be cought.
The endings never guarenteed.
To be the flower that we seed.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Squyres Avatar
March 25, 2013 at 2:07 PM
An excellent "flower" in bloom here !! Love it !!! So glad you are writing again my friend !!! Sometimes those quiet moments bring great poetry !! I'm having trouble writing right now...too much on my mind. But, hope my block ends soon !!
Dietrich Avatar
March 20, 2013 at 12:36 AM
Robert, this is really nice. I am glad to see you posting a poem about other poets too. I sure enjoyed seeing this one here tonight.
Rutherford Avatar
March 19, 2013 at 8:20 AM
Robert this speaks to everyone of us writing, a thought comes to you, you write it down and wait for the next line to pop into your head .Then you change it till it reads like what you want it to convey .Love evey line in your poem! Awesome work . Anne
Jones Avatar
March 16, 2013 at 3:48 PM
Robert this is outstanding.....Donna
Bauer Avatar
March 14, 2013 at 6:38 PM
i think you've captured the way many of us feel on this site. nice one!
Hendricks Avatar
March 14, 2013 at 3:07 PM
I thought I was the only one rummaging around in my head for a particular word. This could go on for days on end. Nice writing, Robert. I enjoyed reading you. :)
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