Turning the Flow

you release my quill from dried out surrender

          spell from a fountain of compassion and hope

                    poet tree in motion when blanks fill my space

book end of beginnings you balance my words

          weave reason and feelings into joined script

                    calligraph meaning kindness caring and love

when my ink seems spent you release the flow

          skin onto skin like a full moon and a spoon

                   canvas and tapestry with passion and trust

once I was empty mere parchment and void

          agonizingly close to oblivion of mute emotion

                    smudged charcoal from a cartridge of nothing

scribbles turned into librettos of craving

          engraved my lost note pads with crayons

                    coloured my shadows with indigo dreams

without you my worlds held no promise

          was shredded by life’s cynical silence

                    now the pencil swirls once ever more

28 th May 2020
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Dietrich Avatar
June 1, 2020 at 7:47 PM
Love this engaging imagery, Kai. the moon and spoon line such a delight.and that end line, perfection!
Neumann Avatar
June 2, 2020 at 3:53 AM
Thank you Andrea. A silver moon with a spoon attached. Life is good. Take acre and kind wishes, KI
Mishra Avatar
June 1, 2020 at 3:40 PM
Like always, your words are full of wisdom and emotions together. Beautiful use of metaphors. Congratulations on your win Kai :)
Roper Avatar
May 31, 2020 at 12:06 PM
Congratulations on your win, Kai, your pen paints the page with color. Hugs Eve
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