In Search of a Poet
The mountain stream chisels a valley
Crystal water dances down in musical cascades
Crashing on the rocky ledges
Splashes silvery drops spiraling high.
They carry the cadenced expression
The stream proffers to the rock and to the sky.
A magnolia tree stands straight on the valley side
The leaves dancing in the rippling breeze
Fall subtly on the ground
Whispering autumn tunes to dew-tipped grass.
They carry the lyrical expression
The tree proffers to the breeze and to the grass.
The verdant valley is full of expression
In search of a poet to write a poem
On the mountain stream that cascades
Around the magnolia tree shedding autumn leaves
For you to be beguiled by their beauty
And be charmed by the rhythm.
The moonlight floods the alley
A young couple in the amorous shine
Looks in each other’s dreaming eyes
The touch of love makes silence play violin.
It carries the unspoken words
The couple says to the dreams and to silence.
The street lamp lights the alley in moonless night
A mother walks like an angel with her child on lap
The child makes sound the mother understands
The kiss mother gives touches the heart child feels.
They carry the mute words
The child utters in sound and the mother says in kiss.
The alley is full of words
In search of a poet to write a poem
On the young couple in the moonshine
On the angelic mother walking with her child
For you to perceive their emotion
And be enthralled by the lyric.
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August 15, 2022
For A Brian Strand Premiere Choice Contest
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