The Words I Wanted To Say

Under a starlit sky, land of a forgotten day now lays

Full moon illumination, shows a rocky path ahead

Down the ravines, past towering sentinels of evergreen

Ancient mythical words, creation screams with wonder

Whispers on the wind, words I can not comprehend

Trying to speak, my tongue dances behind my lips

A vision of you, rises before in silent beauty

My heart thunder drums, the love I feel escapes in waves

Lost inside my mind, you turn and quietly walk away

To hear you speak, the truth when we believe the lies

No regrets, O’me, O’life…

The words I wanted to say

~Mark Schutter ©2014

The above poem was written for Kellie Elmore’s #FWF.  The following is the speech, and it is your FWF prompt. What will your verse be?

“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, “O me! O life!… of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless… of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?” Answer. That you are here – that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?” — John Keating (Robin Williams) Dead Poets Society

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