Anonymous Poet

I shroud myself in word veils,

Hoping that little permeates,

My carefully hidden persona,

Which always seeks to create -

 

Something fresh,

Something new,

Words that mesh.

Like drops of dew.

 

But I fail, time and time again,

And show, perhaps, too much of me -

Sliding back into my safe, sure shell

 Is this the promise that I’ll be free?

 

Maybe tomorrow

Maybe the next day

I may find rest

On the wave’s crest.

 

It is better to be blissfully unknown;

Better to not seek vain significance;

Better to be content in not knowing,

And accept a latent indifference.

 

One day light

Will show the way,

Without a fight,

I’ll have a new name.

Reviews

[Frank]

I enjoyed this little gem of a work, not only is it a true reflection of the poet wishing for anonymity, it reflects me. We all value our private lives, we do not want uninvited guests into our most secret haven. We are solitary people, writers write in boathouses, and attic rooms, roof spaces and beach dunes, sheltered from intrusion.

We like to have friends, but not all the time, we like to withdraw to contemplate before the memories vanish, or the analysis stop.

We unveil ourselves like onions, peeling away the out skin, our veneers one by one until we are naked, but not now, not today.

The problems you have shown are all of us that write, and if we remain anonymous, will anyone remember our work?

I really did enoy this poem.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thank Frank for your spot-on sentiments. Another angle could also be our desire to be published....which inherently is a noble desire to have, yet with the digital age and Google, a lot of rubbish gets published too, so I am "calming down" those ambitions and rather focusing on making my writing better, ensuring that I continuously find joy in daily writing, and sooner or later, the 12-years-in-waiting breakthrough will come.....:)

[Frank]

ahhh, well I hope you are recognised. For Myself I enjoy writing and see some growth in my work, a little maturity at times. I think my work will probably end up in a genealogy and be read when I'm dead. or maybe in a million years an alien will pick it up from a discarded midden and download and say what rubbish!

[SleeplessVolcano]

LOL.....all we need is some captivating story line which gets people addicted....sounds simple, doesn't it...:)

[blueflame]

Wow wow i love it's cool nice deep and true,well done

[Zoltan]

Put it on your flag, keep creating and the light will come.
Just keep your momentum!

[SleeplessVolcano]

Thanks for your encouragement.......though I am bit scared....last time I tried to hoist my flag, I discovered too late that it was pirate flag....:P

[Zoltan]

Who said good may only come from fairy boats with bright white sails and golden flags. ;)
Keep that flag steady in your hands and show us what you've got!

[~]

hey, I want a signed copy of every single one you will publish. I will purchase them of course :):)

[SleeplessVolcano]

Oh wow....thank you.....you do realise they are priceless.......not your average bargain hunter fare....:P

[~]

name the price :)