I failed to sign up for Six Sentence Sunday in time this week; pure exhaustion from my work schedule took it's toll. In its place I'll offer up my first go at poetry, written many moons ago. It was fun to write and share, although it is clear that poetry isn't my purple jelly bean.
In the interim, please visit a few of my favorite Six Sentence Sunday participants: L.J. Kentowski, Wendy S. Russo, Loni Flowers, Mackenzie Crowne, and Mae Clair.
The
Writer's Dream
They spent they're
lives under a veil
of uncertainty,
fear, disappointment
plagued by the omens
that make them who they are
and dreams that make
them who they will be
Finding serenity in
the kindred
who know the same pain
enduring tempests
that bend them
They reach for words
that
contain meanings
beyond meanings
stenciling images of
their minds
Lonely in their
quest
searching for others
who share their vision
who find joy in the
meaning they see in life
They are the ones
whose dreams and thoughts
shape an unshapeable
world
together making the
unreal plausible
realizing their
truths as life
A select group of
hearts sharing the same soul
a solemn soul with
an intense story to tell
scribed into the flesh
of many hearts
by nothing more than
a quill and a bottle of ink
Thank you for stopping by. Now, I must sleep.
6 comments:
Too bad you missed out on SSS this week... but what a lovely poem, Mel. Thanks for sharing!!
I hope you have a great week!
Hey ML, don't sell yourself short. I found your words very purple jellybean worthy.
I agree with Mackenzie, you're selling yourself way short here. I loved your poem. Very creative and inspiring! I've attempted to THINK of writing a poem, but that's as far as I've ever gone with it. Kudos to you M.L.! Thanks for the shout out!
I've missed signing up for SSS too before, so can fully relate. Love the poetry offering in its place, M.L. Something different with a unique voice. I love "lonely in their quest" and "sharing the same soul." I wrote poetry many. many years ago too but never found that niche. Very cool!
Oops! I also wanted to say thanks so much for the shout-out. So appreciated! :)
Thank you all for your comments and encouraging words. I'm glad you found it to be, as Mac said, purple jellybean worthy. ;)
I had written this before I entered the university, then discovered that many instructors use poetry as a "primer" for fiction writing. The poetry exercises helped to promote creating elaborate images in as few words as possible. It's an amazing tool when used in fiction writing as well.
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