Too Late Poet

TOO LATE POET

 Too Late
          ink bled out in childbirth
          pages curled in sorrow
          crumpled, torn in pain
too late
she took up her pen


Too Late
          mentors dead
          joy dormant
          sorrows burnished
too late
she took up her pen


Too Late
           vexing visage
           crows fingernails and toes
           fading wit
too late
she took up her pen

and
tranquility
was
her
name
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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November 22, 2012 at 8:15 AM
too late for tranquility? Your pens sings today. kathy
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