Hello there dear talent scout ~
Pick me ~ I'll be on your team !
I'm young but well seasoned !
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
he wore a tiny boater hat,
my mouse who played guitar,
and patrons at the local pub
cheered, "wow, you've got a star!"
but then some talent-scout came in
while mouse strummed on the bar …
"because he cannot sing," he groused,
"he'll never make it far."
...So he walked out, stuck out his hand,
said, “Ma’am, I think I can help you,
I’m a Hollywood talent scout,
and you’re girl has potential, it’s true.
“You may not know me from Adam,
but I think your girl could go far,
tell me ma’am, have you ever thought
that she could be a child star?
The mother shrieked and grabbed her wrist,
they both sprinted fast to get clear,
he just grumbled and walked away,
no use looking for talent here.
He found his girl eventually,
tabloids tell her tale every day,
she wished she’d had a good mother
to save her from becoming prey.
When your MUSE leaves you
you struggle with the ink pen
your mind is all blank
A poets worst nightmare
writers block is a big scare
what if we could write and write
without needing to stop to breathe
It is always difficult when we can't think
the words are blocked from coming out
nothing helps not even a strong drink
you feel like you wanna scream and shout
I'm on the look our for the muse talent scout!!
11-5-2015
A poets dozen contest by silent one
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