[poem] Empty Page, andoy castellano, 1 May 2006

Empty Page
andoy castellano, 1 May 2006

Flipping through the pages
from one half-written page
to the other half-empty leaf
Pen to paper while thoughts flit
from page to poem
to stanza, line and back to thought
Treating empty paper
like blank windows, text pads on the computer

Jumping from concept to thought
while sitting in bed
swimming with half-dozen
poems and more rushing out
of mind born without conscious deliberation
words atumult, cascading
an avalanche

Floodgate closed this long time
with stares on non-moving
hand and cries of drought
and entreaties on the muse to smile and favour
with writer's hand poised
Ready and waiting for nothing
but half-rendered thoughts
on half-thought out ideas.

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Posted with the Pinoy Poets yahoo groups, 1 May 2006.

--andoy