Joseph May Poet Free verse

An Empty Page

Empty thoughts  loiter in his mind
 As  new words he tries to find
 But shackled by an absent muse
 No words come forth for him to choose

 His wizened face now wears a frown
 And the cartridge of his ink has dried
 He searches the silence for a clue
   But it fails to elicit a response

 His mordacious muse now prefers
 To leave him without a horde of words
  To trifle with him at this stage
 And leave him with an empty page
                            ..
 3/23/17

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Heidi Sands July 24, 2017 at 4:36 PM This one is great Joseph :)

John Hamilton April 9, 2017 at 1:34 PM Great poem Joseph, congrats on a great placement! Joseph May April 9, 2017 at 3:28 PM Thank you for my placement John

John Michaels April 9, 2017 at 2:36 AM Our muses are fickle creatures and sometimes like to taunt us with those empty pages! Fortunately yours was in fine form for this contest! Congratulations on your win!

Donna Roberts April 8, 2017 at 8:34 PM Congratulations Joseph ..you nailed it

Paul Callus March 29, 2017 at 7:23 AM Fortunately this page has not been left empty, Joseph! You tackled this challenge superbly. gl in the contest. Regards // paul

Deborah Burch March 28, 2017 at 6:13 PM Your muse are teasing you!! ;) this is well done...smooth. Big Hugggs deb

Carolyn Devonshire March 28, 2017 at 3:09 PM You have really captured the feelings we have when inspiration doesn't come. If we can think of just one good line, the rest usually follow. Until then, we stare at that "Empty Page." Best wishes in the contest, Joseph! Well done

Andrea Dietrich March 24, 2017 at 9:49 PM I really like this, Joseph. According to the contest, this would be a good thing for him because poetry is outlawed anyway! I have no clue how to do that theme!!

Ravi Sathasivam March 24, 2017 at 7:53 AM Excellent. Well composed write. All the best for the contest.

Elizabeth Kinch March 24, 2017 at 3:24 AM Great write Joseph. A winner in my book. Good luck in the contest. #7

Jan Allison March 23, 2017 at 1:27 PM wow you did a great job with the challenge Joseph:-) good luck with the contest:-) hugs jan xx

Kim Merryman March 23, 2017 at 12:38 PM You did great with this challenge, Joseph! Best wishes in the contest. Blessings, Kim