The Part-Time Poet

The part-time poet chose a summer day to search for inspiration at the park. Distracted by the children's joyful play, she sat and stared--mind empty, mood so dark. She said, "The forest is the place I'll find enchanting scenes to motivate my pen," but woodland creatures' noises filled her mind. Her muse then fled, and she could not begin. Perhaps some time with family and friends would help her find imagination's key. Oh, no! She finds their lively chatter tends to chase away her creativity! She sits alone and queries, "Why--oh, why-- can't I create a poem that mirrors me and all the wonders that within me lie?" A part-time poet she will always be! Date: July 2, 2019 Contest: The Part Time Poet Contest received NA in this contest, judged July 9, 2019 entered in John Hamilton's NA Rerun-2 Poetry Contest on August 7, 2019