Terry Miller Poet Rhyme

Unanswered

It hung in the air, the word;
the question finally asked.

Knew full well that you had heard,
your face impassively masked,
save for that slight hint of grin.

A stretch of silent years borne;
poor excuses wearing thin,
as are the promises sworn.

Thick silence pervades the room;
enveloped in cloy embrace
of stale scent, a strange perfume.

So, you stare, with frozen face.



Writing Challenge - Unburden a ''U'' Word- Poetry Contest; placed 3rd
Sponsored by: Constance La France 
Date written: 3rd November 2022

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Janice Canerdy November 18, 2022 at 8:24 AM Terry, CONGRATS on your win. Your concise poem describes that moment of reckoning~~when she gets a whiff of that "strange perfume"! Janice Terry Miller November 18, 2022 at 8:28 AM Thank you so much, Janice. The moment of reckoning, indeed, was precisely the moment I was trying to capture!

Sara Kendrick November 17, 2022 at 1:11 AM Creative lines in this winner. Congratulations on placing in Constance's contest. Way to go. Sara Terry Miller November 18, 2022 at 12:48 AM Thank you, Sara, for the visit and kind comments

Constance La France November 14, 2022 at 6:31 AM Terry, wonderful poem. Congratulations on your win in my Writing Challenge - Unburden- A ''U'' Word, well done! I hope you will enter my new contest, Writing Challenge "V" Forms with quote inspirations and themes. Terry Miller November 14, 2022 at 6:38 AM Thank you, Constance, for your kind words, placement, and for running this interesting contest. I will certainly take a look at "V."

Speaks Volumes November 4, 2022 at 8:14 PM Nothing to me more frustrating , than to ask a poignant question and be answered with a blank stare. A remarkably intuitive poem Terry, I trust it will do very well for you in the competition. Terry Miller November 6, 2022 at 7:45 AM Thank you, Wendy, for your kind comment; I was trying to capture a moment.