THE PROMISED LAND

My gaze lingered, met by a nod of approval 
So, here short words are legal. 
At last, my heart finds shelter, an open space 
Where emotions can find their place.  

With a wink, I see a creature so dear  
Lovely as morning dew, fresh and clear.  
It wears a smile, soft as May’s bloom  
That must be a sonnet.

Further ahead, another form I see 
A tangled figure, lost in mystery.  
Like a teacher lost in thought 
A villanelle trapped in a line there is no rhyme.  

Is this the promised land I stand upon?  
Where words play emotions like gods at dawn 
Shaping worlds with the turn of a hand 
As poetry rises from this sacred land.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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