No Longer a Poet

Take thine quill,
and with it write,
countless tales,
in black and white.

Tales of lost kids.
far from home,
feathered monsters,
dwarfs and gnomes.

Star-crossed lovers,
ill-gotten fate,
war torn kingdoms,
fuelled by hate.

So why then I,
quill firm in hand,
find my thoughts,
among the sand.

But truth be known,
the poets' lark,
does often sing,
when all is dark.


10.18.2022
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Leffanta Avatar
October 19, 2022 at 11:32 AM
Things do stand out in the dark - except for owls . . .Aloha!
Faulkner Avatar
October 18, 2022 at 3:24 PM
Hi Charlotte, I tbink most can relate to the feeling of searching for inspiration in the dark, this is lovely~
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