The Man, With a Pen

The man, with a pen in the pocket of his 
suit of yesterday and today, that has chosen a place 
in a rocky shoreline, sits contently, waiting 
for the orb to settle down a smile from which words 
of mystic sea whirl, enjoying the summer wind.

The man, with a pen in the pocket of his 
suit of yesterday and today, feels rejuvenated 
from the touch 
of those lips, etched in a photograph. Ah, memories
good or bad, are always permanent!

The mountains and the seas tilt nigher 
to the orb, who has selflessly warmed him with 
eyes blinking from heaven to earth 
and has felt the gentle ripples of tares and the whir 
of transient birds gliding, in jovial mood, in the air. 

The orb declaims a lovely poem, while endless sky 
guesses if it should please his aged mind and a pen adhering 
to a note pad. A man, with a pen in the pocket of his suit 
of yesterday and today, that will  
boredom less enjoy the evening graces whilst she’s away.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Richards Avatar
October 30, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Excellent poem. Congratulations on your win! Well deserved!~ Carrie
Reynolds Avatar
October 29, 2008 at 6:25 PM
Hey you! I loved this poem, from the suit of yesterday and today, to the scene painted (that has been me many a time!) excellent. congrats! Love Kristin
Winter Avatar
October 29, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Congrats Ernesto on your win in Kristin's contest! Love, shar
Strand Avatar
October 29, 2008 at 8:21 AM
Congrats on your success in Kristin's contest Otsenre.Rgds Brian
George   Avatar
June 27, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Breathtakingly beautiful meaningful and brilliant my dear Ernesto. Lainie
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