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. ______________ August 15, 2022 For A Brian Strand Premiere Choice Contest