MY RESTING QUILL

I thought, perhaps
The day would come
My pen,
The ink would dry
Thoughts that flowed
Like buttered rum
Would cease their asking "why?"

But, just when my head goes
Hush
My pen sits quietly
Still
Just then, the words, they
Gush
And power my resting
Quill.
© 2003 by Michael J. Farrand


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