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Essence of Poetry
he darkness was evident
Yet I was still writing
The moon, a perfect crescent,
Abetted in alighting.
My pen scratched upon
The creased paper
The lexis it dons,
Made me stop to ponder.
I hesitated,
And looked down,
My mind whirling.
The light itself was a dark gown,
The wind was eerily swirling.
I dipped my pen
Into the ink
Counted to ten
Till it filled to the brink
I lowered my eyes
Touched the smooth paper
Words delivered devoid of lies
Yet filled with so much stir
I knew what I wrote
Was poetry yet
The vitality did not float
There; that's not where it whet
It was the paper itself
Made of cheap wood
Work of an elf
Did wonders with the lead.
The pen so sharp,
So steep at the end
Which never did warp
As many long, endless
Messages it doth send.
The light, at last,
That shines on what I engrave,
Encouraged the pen & enthused it fast
Will yet but follow me to my grave
I stare upon my poetry
The words a vague blur
I struggle to read vainly
More wrinkles catch my paper
'Cause reading between the lines,
Though they be my own,
The meaning aligns
I write not alone.
The essence of my poetry
Is not my words
Not my language
Not my handwriting,
And not my knowledge.
It's my pen,
My paper,
My light,
Those that always do prove be
My faithful guide.
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