Sandra Adams Poet Free verse

Dungeons of Thought

a muse cornered 
screaming against mind's walls
locked in dungeons of thought
unable to escape
in verse, or metaphor

common words
without rhythm
faltered in sentences
unable to create imagery
recreate forms
or express depths of emotion

no temporary escape
from bottled pain
no ink to bleed
through metered words

just pages 
falling ordinary
like a history book
lacking details
to bore you
to sleep

no shakespearean sonnets
to recreate, no plays to enact 
no raven's of poe's to recite
no words to excite

no lyrics to songs
just music without words
falling silent to the screams
locked in mind's thoughts
unable to be birthed
through poetry
in it's nonexistence 


January 20, 2020

if there were no poetry contest
sponsored by Silent One

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Kai Michael Neumann February 2, 2020 at 5:00 AM True story. Well penned. Congratulations, Kai Sandra Adams February 2, 2020 at 7:26 AM Thank you so much Kai ... Hugs

Charles Messina January 28, 2020 at 8:50 AM Wonderfully written, Sandy. You summed it up perfectly! Congrats on your win! hugs Charlie x Sandra Adams February 1, 2020 at 2:32 PM Thank you so much Charlie :) hugs

John Hamilton January 27, 2020 at 10:55 AM A wonderful write Sandy, that sums up how we all feel about poetry, what an awful world without poetry,you painted the picture perfectly, and I'm glad to see this one rewarded with a nice win! Sandra Adams January 27, 2020 at 11:27 AM Thank you so much for your kind comment John :) hugs

Chris Green January 27, 2020 at 8:10 AM Here to offer a smile and congrats on your winning poem. Wonderfully expressed thoughts on the theme. Loved this one Sandy Sandra Adams January 27, 2020 at 10:14 AM Thank you so much Chris...and good morning to you my friend... hugs

Anne-Lise Andresen January 26, 2020 at 8:30 AM - Congratulations on your great winning poem in S.O. contest, dear Sandra :) - Have a lovely Sunday :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Sandra Adams January 26, 2020 at 2:07 PM Thank you so much Anne-Lise...i hope you have a wonderful day as well.... hugs

Silent One January 26, 2020 at 5:25 AM Done with so much deep thought... last stanza sums it all up perfectly.. Congrats on your placement in the contest.. Sandra Adams January 26, 2020 at 5:47 AM Thank you :). Hard to imagine a world without poetry. Hugs

Juliet Ligon January 25, 2020 at 7:29 PM Sounds like it would be hard to convey how we really feel. I love the title you chose. Sandra Adams January 25, 2020 at 7:36 PM thank you... poetry is used in so many ways... a world without it would be dull... at least to people that enjoy songs, poems, plays... hugs

Running Wolves January 21, 2020 at 11:58 AM Years ago... My misery started... Deeply disturbed... My thought were thwarted... I could not sleep... Nor could I write... As sanity with my muse departed.... Bwahahahaha... I'm a Poe-etic freak..... Sandra Adams January 22, 2020 at 11:19 AM lol... thank for the cute comment Robert :)

Laura Leiser January 21, 2020 at 9:56 AM You capture the struggle so well, Anne..such beautiful phrasing, too. Your poetic gifts shine! :) Sandra Adams January 21, 2020 at 10:03 AM Thank you so much Laura... i guess as poets we couldn't imagine a bright world without poetry.... hugs and blessings Sandy

Chris Green January 21, 2020 at 9:32 AM I think you have captured the essence of the contest title perfectly in this dark and lonely poem. Beautifully crafted sandy. This one should do well and land at the top. Sandra Adams January 21, 2020 at 9:43 AM Thank you Chris...i think it would be a dark and lonely world without poetry for sure...no lyrics to play in our mind...no romantic verse... sigh... glad it's not true... hugs

Vijay Pandit January 21, 2020 at 7:41 AM Life would be so dry and desert like without the poetic word..well expressed my friend--very apt for the theme--you never need good luck wishes, Sandy--but all the best! Sandra Adams January 21, 2020 at 8:14 AM Thank you so much Vijay. It would be boring in a world without lyrics or verse for sure ... hugs

Tom Cunningham January 21, 2020 at 12:29 AM Love it Sandra, quite a dark verse, life would certainly be dark without words. Like the references to Shakespeare and Poe. Well written and good luck. Tom Sandra Adams January 21, 2020 at 8:13 AM Thank you so much Tom... it would be a boring world without verse :). Hugs