The Poet

The Poet

(For Avellina, on her birthday)

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She’s a master of her skill.
Within her hand, the quill,
Is like an extension of her arm
Bringing joy to her heart
As her masterpiece she starts.
Her soul cannot stay contained.
As her mind is unchained,
Her thoughts seep out,
Writing the night throughout,
The ink expressing all,
As she keenly scrawls.
Her pen tells the tale,
And when her masterpiece is unveiled,
The readers soak up her words
With an insatiable thirst-
Understanding,
Knowing,
Guessing,
What she meant.
She has a connection with the readers
Only writing will create.
And long after she is gone,
Her writing will long live on.
She will be immortal.
For on the parchment, she leaves her soul.

 

Original Poetry