Saturday, July 20, 2013

solitaire 
 

the distant whistle of the midnight train

interrupted her nightly solitaire game.

in the king of hearts she saw his face

as he dusted off the suitcase and

packed his jeans, his socks,

her tomorrows.


© 2009 jamieclaire (All rights reserved)

A-muse-d



'It's amusing,' chortled my Muse,

'to watch you squirm, confused--

longing for the perfect rhyme,

counted meter in perfect time.

You'll find no words, no rhymes, no meters

unless you get off your lazy keister

and scribble out one thought or two--

anything from your soul will do.



Should my eyes then turn your way,

the perfect poem is yours today.'




© 2008 jamieclaire (All rights reserved)


(this is the poem that inspired the blog's name)