ARTISAN OF WORDS


I am an artisan of words
Which I sculpt, chisel and fashion the way I can;
I am a creator of worlds;
I pour my emotion into the poems I write.
I breathe life into them, blow them skywards
And finish them only when they sound right.

These remnants of thought without reason
Will remain on pages season after season
Long after I'm gone; when my task is done
The love, the longing, the pain
Will be evoked then by somebody else
Who in turn will remember and write again
To create another slow soft song
That people can read and draw into their hearts
Then pillowed by words, cushioned by dreams
My poems will ride high the moonbeams.


Copyright: Rani Turton 2007


Friday, July 18, 2008

TAKE THIS DAY AS YOUR OWN: Poem



















Take This Day As Your Own

Take this day as your own
Trouble and pain loom large
The night brings no comfort
The dawn in silence turns mutely away.

Take this day, no questions asked
Reflecting, analysing and rehearsing
Won't bring you what you most desire

Peace, utter and absolute tranquillity.

Sunrise and rain
Tears and pain
Take this new day as your own
Believe, don't grieve
The seeds have been sown

All will be well
All will be well, my friend.

Copyright : Rani Turton
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Inspiring and a pleasure to read.

July 19, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Anonymous said...

I love this poem and found it very inspiring.

October 15, 2008 at 8:23 PM

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