The Blank Page
The Blank Page
When romantic plots and tales are sought
In the aesthetic and creative mind,
At first unseen within the empty page
Themes of lyrical verse are there to find.
Where an artist creates in pen and ink
A written scene, or speech or tells a tale;
The page, a catalyst, a passive link.
In the reader’s voice the weight of meaning rests
And this artistry the listener hears
As the speaker, as in a play, suggests.
One word and the page is no longer blank,
The word, a pointer to the ensuing theme,
A scene, a speech, a tale told to its end
Or romantic rhyme, an unfinished scheme.
Barry Stebbings
Feb 2025
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