John Lawless Poet Free verse

I Writ It

I writ it,  re-writ it
settled back and said
“I did it!”

I posted it
When It was done
Said “I’ll not write
Another one.”

I sat ecstatic
Feeling drowsy
Relieved cuz no one
Called it lousy.

My pencil said
“you’ve hit your mark”
“now go and hang it
In the dark”

The critics “faved”
But here’s the rub
I listened to 
that pencil stub

now my poems
ride on the wind
without beginning
without end

John G. Lawless
©8/15/2022

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Regina Mcintosh August 16, 2022 at 4:02 AM This is amazing... I love it. God bless you friend, Love, Gina Regina Mcintosh August 16, 2022 at 4:30 AM You might be just having fun but it is adorable and creative, a venture in delight! John Lawless August 16, 2022 at 4:19 AM Thanks Gina, just having some fun with Milton's poem regarding "lousy" poems

Jenna Logan August 15, 2022 at 8:40 PM I have so many that have a beginning but no ending. Critics can be cruel, but I have a keen sense of discerning that you don't give a darn what they say, and you shouldn't. You don't really use a pencil, do ya? John Lawless August 16, 2022 at 4:21 AM ya, don't ya love it when the muse starts running and then forgets where it was headed...

Gershon Wolf August 15, 2022 at 7:08 PM Heh-heh. They ought take the lead out of pencils. They really should. ~ Just sayin' Gershon Wolf August 19, 2022 at 1:32 PM I'd be happy just to get the lead out of my butt, truth be told... John Lawless August 16, 2022 at 4:20 AM well they got it out of the gas and look what happened....

Unseeking Seeker August 15, 2022 at 6:20 PM enjoyed these echoes from the void John Lawless August 16, 2022 at 4:22 AM some things you just can't "a void"....hehehehe