…
Now I lay me down
these lines, this small crown
of words.
Rest inside these ground
ink stains, where I’m found
in verbs,
in the throes of noun
and syllable, bound;
soul-stirred.
..
Victoria has us playing with the lai form, over at dVerse today. Come play!
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I love how you did it with verbs and nouns… a great journey in ink
Nice title for a crown of words.
Such a delight, De. So often we are drawn to writing poems about poetry–for me, they are a bit like love poems.
Perfect. Love this.
Splendid piece, greetings.
yes, it’s all about the verb – that’s where we’re found and bound by syllable. This is very witty!
What a clever description of the mind set of a poet writing to syllabic constriction!
Over the years I’ve earned to write while counting syllables–all thanks to dVerse prompts. Yes poems about poems are love stores–like movies about making movies
Subtle elements of passion here – nice!
A poet’s bedtime prayer!
In the throes of a noun. I Like it
Great writing as always.
Lovely! I love the idea of wearing a crown of words to sleep. Poets are lucky that way.
De-lightfull 😀
The muse was truly inspired to write
Wow! That was a unique topic indeed.
I love it, De! A wonderful poem prayer.
I love it. This is perfect.
Love this. Poetry in the poetics.
I like especially “in the throws of a noun”….great write!
Clever take on that old fashioned prayer, “Now I lai me down to sleep…”
You’ve laied down a good one here 🙂 Love your take on this little form!
Soul stirring write De ~ Love your creative title, smiles ~
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I like the thought of resting inside these lines. Being so caught up in the moment; kind of takes it out of time itself
‘this small crown of words’ I love that image 🙂
Ingenious.
Such a rich poem. Everyline makes me want to read it again. I love it.