this pen

this pen

like a sword

cutting through

the dead years

and all the possible word choices

writing away

the madness in dark clouds

all the rough neighborhoods

half survived

magical madness

broken dreams

like words

destined for the page

poets searching for that

one word

that doesn't exist

that uninvented word

laughing in the wind

that one word

that one sound

that one day

when she finally says

'I love you.'

poets skipping

rocks

on the hudson river

testing physics

just to see

if Einstein was right

and every book ends

every poem too brief

every spinning planet

worried about the future

every sweet lullaby 

in sound waves

disappearing

and this pen trying

to set things right

Reviews

[alan peter kelly]

some outstanding turns of phrase here...attractive title and worthy content...i noticed that there were two "likes" in there and thought I might respectfully offer a suggestion:

broken dreams

as words

destined for the page

I will certainly read more...

[Vincent Esprit FMI]

beautifully done with this simple object, the pen. I like it!

regard
vincent
www.esprit.aegauthorblogs.com

[Sweet_pale_cacophony]

and this pen trying to set things right..:)..oh how i love that last line,,there are many things which we can not put right in real yet we can in our minds and hence on paper :)

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. ha! ... i knew it but no one agreed with me ... it's not about chemistry ... it's about physics ... and the word is "flight" ... if one can fly ... one can fly to any place any time ... it's time you rescued someone with your precious words ... you ready? ... this is a trippy write ... all the way ...

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splendid idea's you put down..this is wonderful x

[Ed Hart]

like a seed pushing, trying to find the light

[Emily B]

I've seen some of these words before, it seems taller now, closer to the clouds