From Where Came Forth My Name

Accidental Poet



Wonder this you may

The origins of my name

An interesting thought

Of which I’ll entertain

 

Some twenty years ago

I discovered my inner poet

Imagine my surprise

 For I was the last to know it

 

Even still today

I find myself amazed

Looking back at my writings

I stand confused and dazed

 

To myself I said

“I can’t be a poet”

But there upon the page

A poem, but who wrote it?

 

I look to the left

I look to the right

There’s no one else here

Just me alright

 

I’ll remember writing it

But can’t believe it’s me

I’m here all alone

So, who else could it be?

 

Perhaps a masked poet bandit?

Who robs from the rich

To give to the poor

And I got caught in the switch

 

An accident it must have been

Surely the evidence will show it

I’m as innocent as can be

Guess I’m an Accidental Poet

 

Copyright © Accidental Poet 2021

  • Author: Sharon\'s Poet (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 16th, 2021 07:09
  • Category: Humor
  • Views: 34
  • User favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek.
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Comments6

  • orchidee

    Good write lol. I was AS - The Accidental Singer - it's still an accident, and a disastrous one! lol.

    • Accidental Poet

      hahahaha, can't be any worse than Orchi. Not even close. Thanks Andy. ; )

      • Accidental Poet

        Oh Orchi, its you. disregard my last statement. It must have been an accident. Welcome to the accident club. ; )

      • Trenz Pruca

        Thank you. Accidents make us more of what we become than either intention or genetics. It makes me wonder if homo sapiens are not an accidental species. Good poem.

        • Accidental Poet

          One of the world's great mysteries. Thanks for reading and the comment Trenz. ; )

        • Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose)

          Great poem AP 🙂 I’ve said similar things to myself ... looked back at some poems and felt confused ... and thought to myself ... Wow, I actually wrote that . It’s good to feel proud of your writings and to feel like they are good .

          • Accidental Poet

            Yes Rose it is a good feeling after finishing a poem, and also when reviewing your previous work. Thanks for the read and comment. ; )

          • Goldfinch60

            I can agree with this AP, if somebody had told me in 2007 that I would start to write poetry I would have just laughed at them, then in 2008 I saw an artwork that my daughter had created and I had to write about it and have never stopped writing since.

            Andy

            • Accidental Poet

              For me it was the end of 2000 while dealing with the discovery of my birth mother's obituary and grave site, that I had the need to let out the pain. And it came out in the form of poetry. Thanks Andy. ; )

            • L. B. Mek

              those last two verses...!
              yeah: you know it already!
              Well Done!
              so happy for you, dear Poet

              • Accidental Poet

                Thanks for the visit and comment LB. ; )

              • myself and me

                If it was an accident, then it was a brilliant one.



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