Here in the Desert

in #poetry5 years ago



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I have no style
Only simple words,


One or two syllables—
More is less.

I have no breadth
No grand vision,

No axe to grind
Just kitchen table wisdom.

I belong to no school
No writers’ union,

I tried to join
But my heart wouldn’t.

Nobody knows me
Nobody cares,

My mentors are dead
And I’m out of fame’s glare.

I give no readings
Make hardly a noise,

But here in the desert
I've found my voice.



© 2019, John J Geddes. All rights reserved



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Well-crafted and expressed, John. Something simple yet deep about the write. Love the economy of it. Reesteemed

Thank you, Pryde - appreciate that :)

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