Bound In Verse

Some did escape the poems
to hold the book in hand
on soft, quiet, sunlit afternoons;
turn over crisp new pages
dip into the writer's mind.

They were the lucky ones.
Others, bound in verse
were oft limned dark, and cold,
as was the author's want.

Reflections of his damaged soul.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Faulkner Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 2:01 PM
Interesting take on the reader's experience vs the writer's, quite profound~
Miller Avatar
April 7, 2022 at 7:57 AM
Thank you, Michelle
Dietrich Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 12:43 PM
hmm the poet sounds like a Poe type!! I agree with Caren. I loved that line she pointed out as well.
Miller Avatar
April 7, 2022 at 7:58 AM
Thank you, Andrea it was something that just popped into my head as I was writing something else
Krutsinger Avatar
April 6, 2022 at 8:47 AM
I love this part "turn over crisp new pages dip into the writer's mind."
Miller Avatar
April 7, 2022 at 7:59 AM
Thank you Caren, I always appreciate your comments
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