The best part … editing
I refuse a prompting
then I fight with the thing
and then I’m still, stopping
I listen to the ring
in my ears, a bird sings
just halting, and hearing
all the rhyming it brings
and then a brief tussling
my critic is fussing
the muse is now losing
yet I see a cool posting
of others’ boasting
turning dead words into hatchlings
a wall, I’m now climbing
my ears are a buzzing
be still, listen, and learning
poem’s end is now nearing
and what you were fearing
is now happily ending.
– Sandra Johnson, 6/27/21
“…just be still, and listen” Credit: Shlokla Shankar.
Wonderful poem, similar to how I write my poems but regretfully with not as much success.
Thank you! This one I fought with. They end up being the best kind. Feel free to read more and comment, and I’ll do the same.
I only did the half marathon and that was a struggle, especially toward the end. Again, your rhyme schemes are excellent.
Great use of the prompt and smooth delivery in a short-lined list format. The first line made me chuckle — editing — the best part! A journey with the narrator through distractions that bring her back to edit to the happy last line. Thank you!