Tea's Time

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this was written in response to "the law of diminishing returns". As in the numbers of poets commenting and responding here on the soup. Perhaps it has to do with the growth of the site and the overwhelming number of poems posted.

and so as leaves
fleeing Fall’s frailty
they scatter on the wind

poems
blowing blindly
down silent streets

words
shouting
in moonless darkness

thoughts
blinking
in refocused rant

metaphors
meandering
through melancholy

alliteration
arguing against
ages angst

keyboards
mocking the scratching
of pens

fingers
reaching out
caressing words

baiting
a trap
for idle eyes

warming
the tea
of time.


John G. Lawless
©3/25/2018

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Jan Allison

Date: 3/27/2018 7:09:00 PM

love your poets notes, I work hard to try and comment but when its never reciprocated it makes you wonder why you bother. I wish there was a way to encourage more commenting on poems John but I've certainly seen a dramatic reduction recently. i don't think issues on the site help especially the pesky ads which are most off putting. adding this gem to my faves:-) hugs jan xx