Cona Adams Poet Quatrain

From the Heart of a Country Line Dancer

I ponder marks cut into cliffs
or drawn in caves within the earth
and wonder if I have the gift
to leave a mark of equal worth.

As jet planes streak across the sky,
I think of modern man's advance;
will my profile engraved in stone
say only, "She excelled in dance?"

With silver trophies on my wall
and music thumping in my brain,
I long to weave a warm refrain
one worthy of someone’s recall.

Will sweet notes fall on future ears,
spit from my heart onto the page
and brand me as the wise old sage
whose written words a world reveres?

I read yarns penned by bards of old
and learn of fame poets begat.
Within my breast a yearning burns,
a wish that I could write like that.

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Gary Bateman November 6, 2014 at 4:03 PM Cona, A quite beautiful write here indeed. Well penned, and I like the imagery and the message of this write. Well-Done!! A "7" and Fav!! Cheers, Gary Cona Adams November 6, 2014 at 4:27 PM Thank you so much, Gary, for visiting and taking the time to read. So glad you enjoyed it. I've posted the maximum today, but tomorrow, I plan to post, "I Still Can't Jitterbug" - Now, I am going to travel over to your site and read.