Calcified words
unable to break free
from the chains
of those that came before
sit helpless
before the wall
that demands precision
and become documents in the trash
as a new blank page
glides out of the dark sky
through the window
like a white Swan
calling for its mate.
Published in Open Arts Forum on .
I am a retired entomologist/educator and have been writing poetry for a long time. It's only been in the last few years that I have taken it a little more seriously. I keep trying through writing to find new perspectives that reveal the layers of meaning that are always there, just below the surface of the obvious. I write because I enjoy it, and sometimes it helps me understand the world and myself better.
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