With apology to Robert Frost for the net simile. The image of Calliope is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons


Musing

As art and the heart can
become entwinned in rhyme,
please excuse me from clever poetry
that admires itself in its complexity;
and maybe it’s too clever for me,
when I read the words cascading
like dead leaves from a barren tree.

And it’s not letter by letter
that I might write anything better,
just that I’d rather write worse in verse;
and while I don’t disdain the random line,
I find the ordered line allows for me
the rhymes and rhythms that pour out
from the muse into my receptive mind.

And without the net to bat words across
thoughts soon drop loosely and then are lost.
So, may I fashion words as a carpenter
fashions wood by then following the grain
that translates into a train of thought;
and while rose petals soon must fall away
the roots may fertilise another day.

D G Moody 2026




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Written on 2026-01-02 at 17:34

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intertwined roots popped up into my mind

2 trees growing from the same roots
2026-01-03


Melinda K Zarate The PoetBay support member heart!
I really like this. I especially enjoyed the imagery in that last stanza!
Impressive. ~ Melinda
2026-01-03


William Hughes The PoetBay support member heart!
Frost often said that writing poetry without form is like playing tennis without a net. Actually, I'd probably like playing tennis without the net--I might win occasionally. I love all types of poetry. This one has form and order, but the style seems natural and readable. Nice work.
2026-01-03


Griffonner The PoetBay support member heart!
Jim has said it right, hasn't he! So many clever lines and rhymes show your penmanship skills my friend. I love it. Blessings, Allen
2026-01-02


one trick pony The PoetBay support member heart!
Your love of writing, and the process of writing, comes through loud and clear, while careful word, line, and rhyme choices make the poem uniquely your own.

Which is an uptight way of saying: this is a writer's poem, and a reader's delight!
2026-01-02