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Scattered Pages

Drifting gifts of prophetic ages
Scatter, breathless, upon these pages

And when the guild of muses ask-
To answer, is the poet's task

As verses swirl and intertwine
Building towards the perfect line

Too richly elegant for rumor
Too significant to humor

Some sing too grand to have a choice
Too full and fine for brittle voice

Thumb-smeared, circled and ink-bitten
Some words demand to be written.

4/30/20

For Dear Heart's 'Couplet' contest

Shared 2nd Place

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/9/2020 10:03:00 PM

this is SO gorgeous. I hope it scored high. Congrats for the win I see you got!

Pat Adams

Date: 5/6/2020 9:04:00 AM

Congrats, and well done! Who knows how many gems are lost in clutter?......patrick

Kai Michael Neumann

Date: 5/6/2020 2:41:00 AM

Thumb-smeared, circled and ink-bitten ...Beautiful. Kind wishes, Kai

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 5/5/2020 11:19:00 PM

Best wishes and congrats for your win in Dear Heart's contest, Michelle - I hope you and yours are staying safe and sound. Blessings and keep up the great writing, My Friend! :o) <3

Constance La France

Date: 5/5/2020 7:12:00 PM

Michelle, wonderful, congratulations on your win in my contest _Constance

Eve Roper

Date: 5/4/2020 11:10:00 AM

Congratulations on your placement win in Dear Heart’s contest. Hugs Eve

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 5/4/2020 9:21:00 PM

Thank you, Eve-

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart

Date: 5/1/2020 9:50:00 PM

Some such delectable wordage, my muse is licking her jealous lips ;), xomo!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 5/2/2020 1:19:00 PM

You flatter me, Mo!

John Watt

Date: 5/1/2020 6:25:00 PM

"And when the guild of muses ask- / To answer, is the poet's task" is a beautifully worded expression of the tenuous relationship between poet and muse. Ah, those fickle muses, we best not ignore them when they finally decide to ring our bell. Love every couplet and every rhyme of this, Michelle. Well done and good luck to you in the contest ~ John

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 5/1/2020 6:38:00 PM

You are generous and encouraging, and I am glad to know you, and your poems, a bit better - thank you!

Judy Ball

Date: 5/1/2020 4:57:00 PM

So beautifully expressed here my friend. The whole reason we are called to write. Love this. Great Stuff. God Bless, JB

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 5/1/2020 6:35:00 PM

I am blessed for your kind comment, thank you, Judy-

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/1/2020 2:44:00 PM

Yes, I 'm all in with WW below: Superbly penned, Michelle. The words of your poem certainly demanded to be written! ~ Gershon

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 5/1/2020 6:34:00 PM

I am humble and grateful for the words you write, my friend, both the comments and the poems!

Winged Warrior

Date: 5/1/2020 2:07:00 PM

Superbly executed Michelle...great entry for the contest...best wishes from the Wingster :o)

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 5/1/2020 2:13:00 PM

Many thanks, Winged One :)

Rico Leffanta

Date: 5/1/2020 1:34:00 PM

The muse may be heard, but "building the perfect line" is THE challenge! Well said! Aloha! Rico

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 5/1/2020 2:11:00 PM

I often think I've got it - but then I keep coming back to tinker with it - must learn to let it be-

Sandra Adams

Date: 5/1/2020 7:05:00 AM

this is wonderful Michelle...I especially love that concluding couplet... some words definitely demand to be written... I am sure we have all been plagued by those moments when the muse won't let up until we write... best wishes in the contest... hugs

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 5/1/2020 2:10:00 PM

Sometimes they are like a pesky itch! Thanks for commenting, Sandra.