The books
gather
and whisper
their words
at night,
tumble
consonants
and vowels
in my ear
as I sleep.
I wake,
open a volume
and find
each page
blank. Book
after book.
Yet their words
slosh
in my skull.
Pen in hand,
I write
new stories
to fill
the void
which surrounds
me.
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oh yeah…the books need to be filled…i have that pull as well…write it! nice one shot!
Beautiful economy of words
Very nice – it is a compulsion indeed, the need to fill those books up, to breathe life into their blank pages. A feeling I know I can relate to…well done.
the very best way to fill a void and a blank paper….nice image…bkm
Keep filling those pages my friend with beauty and wonder and reality
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This was as soft and beautiful as the whispering words…it’s such a compulsion, isn’t it? I really loved this.
Sometimes I think it’s all one writer, just different hands holding the pen. Like the way you used personification and kept things simple and direct.
I love this. The words yet unborn in books speaking to you in the night: “Choose me, choose me.” This works perfectly for me. I hope they keep speaking to you and you continue to share them with us.
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It seems like me, the words tend to write themselves, you only need to choose which path you need to take. Great poem, blaze. Enjoyed the read
Shan @Awdures
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I’m there with you! I think this short poem answered a lot of things to a lot of poets!
There is something simply universal to this poem.
Great shot!
Lady Nyo
Relatable, charming, literate work.
I love this – my experience too, whole poems sometimes dancing onto the page as soon as I open it to them. You express it wonderfully!
I connect…
certainity of the uncertainity
oh yes – write on..
i like how your books gather and whisper at night…
Maybe you should visit the library. (LOL!)
Nice One Shot, Matt!
Nice…these days my head is so full of words it almost feels empty!!! (lol ughh, loving it just the same…reading writing…but so tired I feel blank!) ~ Excellent writing!!! :)April
I share your experience…love those words but wish they wouldn’t keep working during the night.
Victoria
I liked it..all the words on all the pages. The drive to write extending to your dreams. I did flash back on the scene in PLEASANTVILLE where the books in the library were blank but when the Tobey Maguire character started telling the tale they filled in. That would be nice. Talk to the book and the tale would write itself, huh? Good piece. Enjoyed it. Gay @beachanny
Dear Matt
what a great scene you have created here with so few words.. I could see it all there in my mind… your words
‘Yet their words
slosh
in my skull.’
Perfect.
Thanks for sharing.. I enjoyed it so much..
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
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