Ink spots and paper snowballs
The angry pen of youth
The sharpened pen of rage
The twisted pen of torment
The frightened pen of age
The wistful pen of love
The lonely pen of madness
The softest pen of family
And the empty pen of sadness
All these pens I have once used
To relay my thoughts and feelings
They helped me with my darker days
They helped me with my healings
I keep them all inside of me
They keep me sane and measured
Some I should have thrown away
But all of them are treasured
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Author:
Andrew Charles Forrest (
Offline) - Published: February 22nd, 2019 03:51
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You have captured the purpose of my prose.
Thanks Sylvia I'm honoured coming from such a poet
Oh I’m not much of a poet, it really is just my therapy!
And so say all of us
That doesn't make you less of a poet
A lovely write which underlines the reasons why we write . There is one - no there are two predominant reasons why I write which I can add to this: a daft sense of humour and, more importantly, a love of the language. Regarding the later I value both flow and metre which I try to observe even in my silliest pieces.
Thank you Michael
And your "silliest pieces" are truly pieces of art many here on MPC will agree with me
You are THE poet and artist here
Your kind ords are valued
A fine write A.
Thank you Orchi glad you enjoyed
a pen for all seasons, ages and mood
perfectly penned poem in any book.... N
Thank you Neville
YOU inspired me to finish this one after our pen chat the other day
I had the bones of it years ago "The angry pen of youth"
But that's a book in itself
Thank you
you honour me Andrew and that is such a privilege sir.... N
I wish you many refills for your many talented pens sir.
Excellent piece.
Thank you DA from such a poet
I am honoured
This is lovely! Very well written and relatable
Thank you SW that\'s very kind of you and glad you related to it
It\'s for every poet I guess I've never known one with a bad soul
Ah - loud applause for each of these lovely reasons for writing - an unforgettable read which must be one of your best - into my faves it goes dear Andrew.
Wow Thanks Fay
Coming from such a wordsmith as yourself I am truly honoured
Thanks for the Fave
May those pens never stop writing Andrew.
Thanks G let's hope we all carry on for some tim yet... Good company
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