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The Poems I Never Wrote

Between the lily pads and soft sandbars Lay the saturated words of idle time Among bloated carp and feisty sunfish They linger in a sunny dampened rhyme. Fleet Dragonflies of thought dodge darting Terns The silent lure adrift, a bobber’s hope A crusted turtle suns itself alone Atop the edge of river’s muddy slope. The river paints its beauty on my mind Dares me to recreate it with my pen. I fail, my words like Egrets, standing still My vision trapped between the now and then. Is there no hope, no freedom from this curse To capture nature’s beauty in pure verse. ©10/7/2022

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Lin Lane

Date: 5/2/2023 5:27:00 AM

"The silent lure adrift, a bobber’s hope" Metaphor taken to the nth degree.

Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 11/20/2022 8:12:00 AM

Your images are so beautifu, John - I envy you, I can't portray the beauty of nature the way I want to. BW ~ mala

Ann Peck

Date: 10/21/2022 8:50:00 AM

Beautiful, John. We can try to describe nature with our words, lovely though they may be--but they always fall short. I especially love your last stanza.

Sam Kauffman

Date: 10/20/2022 10:03:00 AM

Innovative! Creative! And very Unique John. I love the way you blend the poetic elements into images of a creative pond! Wonderfully done! I am just in awe of your poetic abilities and use of words! Congratulations on your win! Blessings!

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 10/19/2022 9:45:00 PM

very creative John, congrats on your 2nd place win

Juliet Ligon

Date: 10/19/2022 6:42:00 PM

Yes, it is such a difficult thing to capture nature's amazing scenes with mere words, but this was quite lovely.

Jcb Brul

Date: 10/15/2022 11:22:00 PM

This is so elegant! Each word, each line speaks tenderness that soothes the very core of the heart. One of the best poems I’ve ever read. Congratulations .A fav for me.