WRITER’S BLOCK
by Alicia Beckwith
It is a very lonely person
Who writes telling of the heart.
It is a very sad person
When he just can’t start.
Inside the spirit is bound
The soul’s words cannot be found.
Only with paper and pen,
then, and only then
can his mind pour out all,
let the inhibitions fall
Cast the fears aside.
No longer need to hide.
Then he can take his pen and start
to tell of a sad and lonely heart.
SWEET PEAS OF SUMMER
Sweet Peas of summer
are popping out pink and white
shimmering, bouncing
ever so bright
shouting with summer’s glee,
“Come out, come out,
come and dance with me,”
as winds gently blow
tossing and turning
blossoms from head to toe.
Alicia Beckwith is a local poet and has been writing poetry for four decades. Her poems have been published in book collections and magazines.
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