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Poet’s Excuse

Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬

Written for Living Poetry. Bart asks
us to write a poem incorporating the
titles of six books he has chosen.

Courtesy Bartholomew @ Living Poetry

I meant to write a sonnet, but I couldn’t find the hook,
So I sat down to Carve the Runes in the margin of a book.
My muse was unimpressed with me, she said, “For Instance, try
Not staring at the ceiling while Mr. Linky slinks on by.”

I tried to strum some wisdom up, but went Harping On for hours,
About the meaning of it all, the fate of ancient towers.
My fortune, though, was never held In the Palm of Your Hand ….
It scattered like the crumbs I left in some forgotten land.

So now I’m done Seeking the Hook, I’ll serve you what I’ve got:
Three half-baked stanzas, slightly burned, delivered piping hot.
At the Teahouse of the Almighty we’ll sit and drink a while
If not my poems at least the tea will give you cause to smile.

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This is “Tea-House Moon” by Enya

Monday Poetry Prompt: Book Titles

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13 thoughts on “Poet’s Excuse”

  2. Dream on dear poet …

    There Are No ‘Cents’ in Pretense

    None of it needs to make sense
    no matter present tense
    or past tense

    Your quill has a license
    to jump the pretense fence –
    forget about commonsense

    And write any sort of nonsense
    in future tense
    with imaginative effulgence

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    1. Well, this took my breath away, my dear friend. Your poem is utterly gorgeous, and being accompanied by the Maestro elevates it to the heavens. This is an incredible song and video, making for the perfect package this morning. Simply divine. Thank you! 🎶📝🥰💙

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