Ode to the writing poet

Silence is virtue

Talking is sin

Of ears, there are two

For writing needs listening

Like very few are able to do.

A chair or resting place,

any will do

Clear out sound debris

Distinguish the words waiting

for you to rescue them on to the page

Once there, they are able to fly

with wings of their own

In silence

They can be heard.

No right or wrong

That’s your percept…