Get Your Premium Membership

Oh, God Expand My Narrow, Cluttered Room Rewritten

Oh God, expand my narrow, cluttered, room! And clear the clutter out, so I may see! And still my Seas, as You did, Galilee! Life threatens to collapse in, with a Boom! Like Aspen, that arise after a fire, Or ground-cover that sprouts from ash and dust Or sweet alyssum permeates the must About the room, through window of desire, So, pray I, browse the pages of my mind, And grope for answers to luck, fate and hope And grub for words, and wish I were A. Pope... There is a solace, that I sometimes find That tells me, Love is easier than this O! HOW can Love be EASY, when it spurs? O! How an outside dog be free from burrs? And yet, I know it's true! How soft the kiss My Love gave me, that made me blow the motes Away, swing wide the sash, let in the day... Away! With all the piles that naysay! And sheaves of papers bearing scribbled notes! ...Some say Tolkien, himself, could not sort well, He lost some of the Ring in managing... He buried his notes, his housekeeper did fling Some part of Frodo's past? (I'll never tell!) ________ UPDATED/FIXED/REWRITTEN IN A FIT OF DESPERATION 2/22/2019 Submitted for: Enclosed Rhyme Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Emile Pinet

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 2/26/2019 11:45:00 PM
I really like that 5th stanza! And the note about revising “in a fit of desperation” :D I enjoyed this piece. It is different and interesting and as always well penned. It should do well in this contest
Login to Reply
Fairchild Avatar
Andrew Fairchild
Date: 2/26/2019 11:55:00 PM
After writing this one, I felt like an orphaned stepchild. So, Thank You for liking it!

Book: Reflection on the Important Things