Mel Merrill Poet Rhyme

The Writer

Forgive me if I prattle on,
But that's what we writers do--
We give a thought a thousand words
When it needed only two.
But now and then we take a theme,
Like an amber leaf in fall--
Ascribe to it a single verse,
Or perhaps no words, at all.

~Mel~

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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri November 10, 2016 at 6:17 AM Wow super cool and sings to us poetic hearts in a lovely way. Short n sweet I must say. I like to use amber so I found that beautiful here how u used it. Kudos. Nice to read from u again.

Connie Marcum Wong December 12, 2015 at 11:42 PM This sums up the world of a poet perfectly! Mel Merrill December 15, 2015 at 3:57 AM We writer types can be a bit verbose, but it's the right brain's fault :-)

Casarah Nance December 8, 2015 at 9:29 PM Very nice, good to see your words again. ;) Mel Merrill December 9, 2015 at 5:14 AM Hi Cas. I might be relocating to TN, but I don't know yet. Happy holidays :)