My Voice Dances Across the Page

Does my voice look at itself in the mirror
and see eyes lost in a desert
where butterflies
welcome one drop of rain,
or eyes that dance
inside a cup full of yesterdays
I cannot get back again?

Are there words my voice hears
that capture my heart
like music
and make me learn
my own path to walk,
existing inside of the joy
I find on a blank page
where my ink whispers to talk?

Could my voice be beautiful as a picture
painted inside a quiet heart
reaching out to be heard
time and time again
as if it walks seeking peace
inside of my every single word?

My voice looks at itself in the mirror
and sees that time is precious
in these eyes daring to look back
the same,
it picks up my pen
like a long lost friend
who never forgets my name.

My voice is not lost in a desert
bound eternally
to seek out the rain
nor does it dance
inside a cup full of yesterday.
It sings across these blank pages
whispering
in the ink of my ways.

 

Author's Note

For my mentor Gary Pegoda

Reviews

[S. Michael Long]

how do you do this? i mean.. is there some sort of manual you could write for people like me.? You manage to use words that correct a persons own tempo.. i wanted to read it fast and get what i could get out of it.. but somewhere in each stanza, you introduce just one or two thought provoking words/sentences that force to reader to stop.. think.. read on.. Very Well Done! -S

[MOON]

Writng is the voice heard , you depicted this so well all our sorrows joys and pain given voice by ink and paper and those who read . Often we are silence by life but on paper we can voice everything sometimes. Lovely

[Neva Flores Smith - Changefulstorm]

Thank you Moon

[Sleepless]

ok omg this is my favorite of a lot of poems you write first it is awesome has awesome imagery and well its beautifuul lol second i can totally relate to it because sometimes my best microphone is the words i write even when i feel shy !:P

[jennifer little]

nice poem loved reading it

[Rene Velez]

love the twists and turns your words and rhyme scheme take, a magical flow that belongs in some enchanted forest.

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

Oh my goodness!
This is lovely!
(enough said)

[Boldpen]

Outstanding write!
I loved the deep emotions spun with words... nicely done... The thoughts were elegantly placed in front of the reader.

[Coyote Poetry]

"My voice is not lost in a desert
bound eternally
to seek out the rain"
Such beauty and strength in this poem. I like the places you took me in the gentle flow of thoughts. Thank you for the outstanding poem.
Coyote

[Birdman313]

your words brightens up a rainy day ,, and very powerful poem thanks for sharing

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Your a mentor to so many, including me! Your words brightens up with such emotion and strong powerful feel that pushes me to be a better poet! Thanks Neva!
100/100