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The Poems I Never Wrote

These are the roads I didn't take A pause too soon, a turn too late Lost in the love I never spoke The poems I never wrote Gone are the moons I didn't chase The sun-bloomed wind I didn't taste The skylines I left incomplete The stars I didn't seek Muted are songs which may have brought A silent music to my thoughts Fading traces in dim sunsets Autumns I never kept Verses yet rise through foggy climes Reveries of forgotten rhymes If fractured light once more takes flight I still have poems to write 10/07/22

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Kenisha Shines

Date: 9/13/2023 1:21:00 AM

this is so good,i guess everyone goes through this countless times,.hope those unwritten poems do take a shape on the paper one day. Have a great day!keep smiling :)

Daniel Turner

Date: 3/30/2023 7:33:00 PM

Michelle, this is truly a special poem. Glad I found it:) One that will be read for many years.I'll bet. It's that good. Really nice!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 3/30/2023 9:34:00 PM

Thank you for your visit and comment, Daniel, I appreciate it~

Charity Johnson

Date: 3/12/2023 7:35:00 PM

This is a beautiful poem you wrote ! :) Excellent job ! :)

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 3/12/2023 7:43:00 PM

Thank you kindly Charity~

Aysha Nuwas

Date: 2/25/2023 11:15:00 PM

I was browsing by random, I love this poem, isnt it so true, how many poems in our head, we have yet to get to paper!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 3/12/2023 7:43:00 PM

Poetry is so elusive, so hard to grasp sometimes, but worth it when it comes together, thank you for commenting, Aysha

Fj Thomas

Date: 1/5/2023 12:55:00 PM

This was a most deserved POTD, this is beautiful Michelle!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 1/20/2023 4:48:00 PM

Thank you so much, FJ~

Nancy Kaufman

Date: 11/29/2022 5:39:00 AM

awesome awesome The rhymes and imagery are perfect Michelle. This is a great write.

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 1/20/2023 4:48:00 PM

I appreciate it, thank you, Nancy~

John Watt

Date: 11/24/2022 10:23:00 PM

Michelle, I share in Susan's congrats for your #1 spot on Best New Poems list, and I echo her evaluation of your poetry as soulful and exquisite. Keep writing, my friend, you are an inspiration!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 11/26/2022 10:08:00 AM

I am so humbled to have this as the top spot, your support and encouragement always lift my spirits, and your poetry is so inspiring as well, hope your Thanksgiving was a good one!

Susan Ashley

Date: 11/24/2022 8:07:00 AM

Dear Michelle, your soulful poetry never fails to take my breath away. Such exquisite emotions and imagery reaches easily and deeply into my heart to let me see and feel every verse and wonder at the beauty of your artistry. Congratulations for you #1 spot on Best New poems List. A well-deserved recognition for an expressive poem and an impressive poetess. Happy Thanksgiving, my inspiring friend.. ~Susan

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 11/26/2022 10:07:00 AM

Your comments always inspire me as well, Susan, I am so humbled by your generous and warm spirit, hope you had happy Thanksgiving also!

Jeanette Brewin

Date: 11/22/2022 9:40:00 AM

A good poem. Well done.

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 11/23/2022 10:41:00 PM

Thank you kindly, Jeanette~

Mv Venkataraman

Date: 10/31/2022 2:18:00 AM

I love your poem as it tells the truth and we miss so many beauties and wonders due to our fast modern life and also due to absence of adequate time. Your poem is indeed educative and inspiring. I am eager to now see Sunset, Sunrise, Twilight, Dark Sky, Moon and Stars and clouds too. Thank you very much friend!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/31/2022 10:55:00 AM

Sometimes when inspiration is hard to come by I do like to look at the moon and stars, also reading some of your favorite authors can help also, am so glad you enjoyed this, thank you for commenting~

Jim Slaughter

Date: 10/21/2022 12:44:00 PM

Let's hope so, Michelle...and some of them will, no doubt, hopefully spring from this very piece.

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/21/2022 12:50:00 PM

I hope so too, Jim, thank you for your kind comment~

Sam Kauffman

Date: 10/20/2022 10:26:00 AM

Amen Michelle! I love your last line because it speaks of the living inspirations still inside of us just waiting to be tapped into for future poems. Just delightful my friend. Lovely imagery, as always! Congratulations on your win! Here's to rebirth!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/21/2022 12:49:00 PM

Yes there are times when I feel like I can't find any new ideas, but then inspiration will find me, so I think there are always poems to write, thanks as always for commenting~

Andy Chunn

Date: 10/15/2022 12:47:00 PM

Your descriptions of our "roads not taken" are exquisite. Congratulations on your placement.

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/15/2022 12:54:00 PM

Thank you very much, Andy, appreciate it-

Constance La France

Date: 10/15/2022 9:50:00 AM

Michelle, a beautiful rhyme poem, so beautifully penned and congratulations on your win in Craig's contest, blessings Constance

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/15/2022 12:08:00 PM

Again I think you for your thoughtful comments, Constance

I Am Anaya

Date: 10/12/2022 7:21:00 PM

Congratulations on your POTD Michelle!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/14/2022 12:05:00 PM

Thank you, Anaya, appreciate it

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/12/2022 2:25:00 PM

Congratulations on POTD, Michelle!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/14/2022 12:05:00 PM

Thank you, Kim~

Harry Horsman

Date: 10/12/2022 8:02:00 AM

Oh i see POTD congratulations, Michelle. The poetry is superb, and more than makes up for those you never wrote..Waiting for the next time, you grace us with another...Harry

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/14/2022 12:05:00 PM

I am extremely flattered, coming from a poet I admire such as yourself, thank you kindly, Harry~

Michael Tor

Date: 10/12/2022 2:19:00 AM

Back to congratulate you well done Michelle...

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/14/2022 12:04:00 PM

Thank you again, Michael!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/11/2022 6:11:00 PM

Somehow missed this one as POTD. Getting distracted by all the Jewish Holidays, I guess, as OF COURSE, it's NOT OLD AGE! lol. Congrats, Michelle. ~ Brevity, the soul of Wit, gw

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/14/2022 12:04:00 PM

Your soul is anything but brief, so glad as always from a visit from you, my young-at-heart friend :)

John Watt

Date: 10/10/2022 5:39:00 PM

Michelle, I love how you bookend this with a nod to Robert Frost in the first line, and a glimmer of hope about writing more poems in your last line. The missed opportunities throughout life do tend to amass into a pile of regrets that we have to navigate around later in life in order to find the rays of hope to guide us forward. I love your phrasing with "moons I didn't chase", "a silent music to my thoughts", and "if fractured light once more takes flight". Such a delight to read, congrats for your well-deserved POTD ~ John

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/14/2022 12:02:00 PM

I did consider using 'lanes' instead of 'roads' in that first line, because I didn't want to be accused of stealing from that classic Frost poem, but roads just felt more right, hopefully Mr. Frost will forgive me :) I am always happy for your insights, and am hoping you grace us with more of your lovely poems soon!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/10/2022 11:13:00 AM

~ Yes...many more to come...even if some never get written :) ~ Congratulations on your p.o.t.d, Michelle ~

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/14/2022 11:59:00 AM

Hopefully there will always be more to write, thank you very much~

Tom Cunningham

Date: 10/9/2022 11:15:00 PM

Belated congratulations Michelle on the honour of POTD. Just back from Italy. Tom

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/14/2022 11:58:00 AM

Lucky you, I have never been to Italy! Thanks for your comment, Tom~

Valsa George

Date: 10/9/2022 8:15:00 PM

Everything on this Earth, we cannot enjoy. Some skip our notice.... some pass without being taken to heart. But yet you are not unhappy about it as you are optimistic that opportunities will crop up. Congratulations, Michelle on your well deserved POTD.

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/14/2022 11:58:00 AM

Opportunities can be fleeting, sometimes we miss them, but can always look for new ones, thank you for your wise words, Valsa~

Christuraj Alex

Date: 10/9/2022 7:21:00 PM

Beautifully beautiful. "I still have poems to write" - True poesy. Congratulations!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/14/2022 11:57:00 AM

We all still have poems to write! Thank you very much~

Ann Peck

Date: 10/9/2022 6:51:00 PM

Oh, your poem is so lovely, Michelle. I especially love ~gone are the moons I didn't chase, the sun-bloomed wind I didn't taste~ Congrats on POTD!

Michelle Faulkner
Date: 10/14/2022 11:56:00 AM

I am always glad to know which parts speak the most to different people, thank you for your kind words, Ann