Haley loved her
there was no question
nor suggestion otherwise
in his heart
or seldom consulted mind
her response did not
occur to him
for the love itself
consumed him
and the plans
he made
the shade of the tree
the babbling of
every brook
when she fled to the horizon
in a sailboat on the sunset
he began his own journey
a journey of why
we still await his answer
but we know he still seeks
and we shout to him
as he passes by
once in a while
for it never dies
love
and the quest
to understand
to acquire
and we know
tears
turn to ice
in the void of space
twinkle, twinkle
says this child
with wishes
til the day I die
wondering
about snowflakes and
mountain tops packed in white
and melting
melting
drop by drop
and a stream
becoming a river
and a void
being
filled
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Author Notes
This is my first entry. Here's a link to my second entry, "sand outside the hour glass", if you're interested. Click HERE
HERE is the challenge us Fabulous Free Versers were given. You are ALL invited to join up and participate. You'd be surprised what you can do ... but we wouldn't. :))
You are challenged to write a ten-minute free verse poem. Here are the rules: You are NOT to think about what you are writing about before beginning your write. You are not to edit your write when you are finished. I want you to clear your mind, look at your watch or clock, note the time and start writing. When ten-minutes have passed ... stop writing. THAT is your piece. Post it. :)) Some people write like this as a rule. Of course, most DO edit and pick and choose what they keep in the write. This time we don't want to do so. For those of you who've never written like this, I think you may be surprised at how creative you are "under the gun". Some of the most compelling poetry is often difficult to explain, however, upon reading, feelings are induced in the reader and the mind is often thrown into deep thought. There is great value in that, often as much as there is in concise, easy to understand pieces. My opinion, of course. In any case. This is our challenge. I hope you'll all give it a try.
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