The Parchment

I sit here at the windows edge 

with many yesterdays on my mind.

 I see them more plainly 

than the flower garden on the outside. 

The pull of the pen brings memories to life, 

as my imagination dances between commas 

I write,

 and my need for creation 

is set right.

Reviews

[Kent Rawski]

Nice write i like. It makes me think of what someone saw when pictures were first developed just my own analogy good writing

[Cherrie Palmer]

I love hearing what pops in your head when you read something, the wah we process mental images is fascinating.
Thank you Kent for stopping by, I hope you and your family is well.

[Kent Rawski]

Thank you Cherrie my pleasure as usual, you're really good All well i hope yours too
,youre

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Doesn't every artist live for that thrill of creation? This was wonderfully penned. I enjoyed the read.

[Cherrie Palmer]

I know, and agree. That spark that trail's off and becomes something we had no idea would be there

[Richard🖌]

Ahhh, Cherrie ✍

This is sooo wondrously stated in beautifully flowing thought, feeling, and sensation.
How much more powerfully and poetically it would be taken-into the mind's-eye in Free Verse presentation, rather than as poetic prose … still the message is succinctly clear.
If interested, let me know. : )

Gorgeous metaphor and vivid imagery highlight your words and tug the poet's soul into their moment ~~ I love your title, too*
I've not ever more deeply enjoyed the moment of a poetess' creative birth spark than I have in this of yours.
"The pull of the pen brings memories to life" … ummm-HM!
Thank you most graciously, Dear Poetess, for sharing this lovely piece of You! ⁓ Richard 🍃

[Cherrie Palmer]

I would like to see how you would write this one

[Richard🖌]

What an honor, Cherrie … I'll PM it with you.
How about the rest of my review> : )

[Cherrie Palmer]

Richard my friend, you take reviews to a whole new level and I thank you.

[Richard🖌]

Elegantly put, Poetess …
I most humbly bow!

[NotUsinganymore]

The window is a great thing to observe and learn human behavior.

[Cherrie Palmer]

:) thank you Jung Lee

[Jimmy Yetts]

For a writer, the past--and how we wish to recreate it--often blots out the present.
Now must be specifically observed to be properly portrayed.
"The Parchment" is both a clever and insightful bit of verse.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Good morning Jim
And thank you for the visit, hope you are staying warm and dry.

[emmajoy]

Just sat sitting, pen raised, looking nowhere is perhaps the perfect place to be.. emptiness reigns -

until.. and that is how and why, great thoughs snatch the mind to represent them. A court case brought into the open by way of a sentence. Perhaps/ You seem to be an instinctive poet. Fine words above, they bend at the waist, Cherrie.. bowing at their creator, perhaps.

[CD Campbell]

I like the way you wrote this as in more of a prose style. I can see you at the window as if you are absorbing what ever comes and a great musical movement is about to begin. I like it

[Cherrie Palmer]

Thank you,
Hope you're having a great week so far.

Often when I write I'll focus on one thing and as my mind relaxes/ drifts I find a whole different topic come rushing out.
I think as a collective we probably create this way, at least part of the time.
Many times an entire idea pops in my head all that's left is fleshing it out.
But I especially enjoy when the outcome is a suprise to me too.
:)

[CD Campbell]

Yup. It doesn't always come out as we intend, that's for sure. Hope you're having a great week also.

[kentuck14]

The present is not always as clear as the revelations of the past. Yet imagination sometimes paints more than was . . . but does it really matter?
T

[Neville]

words could not be set or said better...

[Cherrie Palmer]

Thank you :)

[barleygirl]

Your creatively-drawn scenario is so true! Earlier in my life, I looked back & wanted to tell those stories with some axe to grind, or some agenda, making a point. The ultimate point of freedom in writing for me was when I stopped having an opinion on the past & I just fall in love with each story for what it is, for the human foibles we all have, for the way life sustains regardless of the tough stretches! You walk your talk here, becuz your writing does reflect that you've reached this nirvana where your writing feels like you're making love to your stories & imaginings! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Cherrie Palmer]

I agree learning to let go of an agenda is key to a great story. Letting the reader see, hear and feel what is unfolding.
You do that with ease, even when the topic is overwhelming.