“A Quiet Space”
Where prayer her tome
as the humming-bird
whose pause is now heard
among hallowed ohm.
Her wings stutter, moan
tipped o’er open bud
hover; huddle home.
Silent is her poem.
rhyme: abba abaa
(Poem pronounced “Pom”/long o)
"You must believe: A poem is a holy thing_a good poem that is." Theodore Roethke
“A Quiet Space”
Where prayer her tome
as the humming-bird
whose pause is now heard
among hallowed ohm.
Her wings stutter, moan
tipped o’er open bud
hover; huddle home.
Silent is her poem.
rhyme: abba abaa
(Poem pronounced “Pom”/long o)
Retired teacher. I write for the sheer joy of it. Prefer form over free verse. Favorite: English sonnet. Attended University of Florida, Gainesville,Fl and Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Taught High School English in the '70's. Freelance Photographer for Hallmark Greeting Card Company in the '70's. Still busy writing poetry.