He stares
at his hand
and the pen
as it levitates
over a blank page
not just waiting for a word
but a rare polished gem
that’ll never be mined
only to be replaced
by some fool’s gold
d r o s s
unrefined
never to hold any value
meaning
sense
And he smiles
w i d e l y
as he sighs
without a breath
‘This is Poetry at its best’
Johnny Mathis and a host of others have been singing for the 6 weeks IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
Charles Dickens wrote:
IT’S THE BEST OF TIMES, IT’S THE WORST OF TIMES
and even though it was from a TALE OF TWO CITIES
and not
THE CHRISTMAS CAROL
it somehow seems that it could well fit,
doesn’t it?
The World is a huge
M A G N I F Y I N G G L A S S
about now. . .
E N L A R G I N G
especially those things that make us the most unhappiest:Loss
Disappointment
Unmet
Expectation
DeathIllness
Job Security
Money Woes
Health
Family
Distances
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