This poem was written for A Prompt Each Day, a daily dose of inspiration. For today’s prompt – we were given ten words to inspire our writing (see below). I was able to use nine of them in this poem. I hope you enjoy what I was able to see in these words. Feel free to let me know your thoughts 🙂
List of words:
Sweet, Hours, Slip, Thoughts, Quiet, Eager, Leisure, Born, Grave and Stars.
Sweet thoughts ne’r kissed his lips
In quiet he feared leisure stance
The hours slip and he’s still racing
Lives in this world like in a trance.
No moments spared for love’s review
No chance to laugh, to sing, to play
Eager – he rushes toward the grave
His outlook always dim and gray.
And from the moment he was born
Imminent death he seemed to grieve
He sat in fear of love and longing
He never ached to live and breathe.
© Sumyanna 2015
Butterfly Kisses & Watermelon Wishes 
Beautiful !! Absolutely lovely it is 🙂 well done. .
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Thank you Himali!
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how sad that such souls are not rare in this world…you’ve aptly characterized one…very good job with the given words…
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Very true – it is unfortunate. Thank you Sumana!
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Too many people are like that: never aching to live and breathe!
In the Quiet Hours
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Very beautiful 🙂
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Thank you very much!
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You’re welcome 🙂
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I love the way you fit your words to create a pleasing read while making very important statements. It’s difficult to achieve, but you have a natural ability.
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Thank you sincerely!
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beautiful!
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It was the prompts fault!!! Okay, I like this one too 🙂
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Yes. some people are born so, fearing to live and thus living in fear! Eloquent and poignant, SJ. Well written (and with lovely rhythm as always). Glad to have tempted you out of wordy vacation! 😉
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Thank you so much – your words mean a lot. It’s okay – I forgive you for dragging me out of early
retirementvacation. Still gone – but it has been a little busier lately. Promise to share pics and poems if I come up with any 🙂LikeLike
I like how you used the prompt. Nice poem.:)
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THank you so much Susan – I’m glad you liked it!
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WOW, this is SO good–better than the one I did on my other blog…
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I liked yours as well. Don’t you just love writing for prompts? It makes me write about thing I would never have thought of on my own. So glad you stopped by!
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You’re right about prompts–I used to Never do them, but I’ve gotten so I’m not sure I could write without one, eeeeek! Did you recognize that I’m “Dell” from Dim Scribbles Diary? I needed a “summer place”–so here I am, soaking up imaginary palm breezes….!
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Was just thinking liked you but did not know you were the same
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I do have a fairly recognizable voice–if not in poetry, then in comments!!
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Won’t tell anyone where your hiding
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Eventually the right people will find me, so everything’s cool!
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I’ve missed you want me to delete your message to me
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Oh it’s no problem.
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