Alphabet Wings



I seek freedom
in words ---
They are alphabet wings
that allow me to soar
above the confines
of silence.

They are my
pen and paper voice
to reach the world
beyond my window.

When my lips
are censored
I break edit’s hold
with my muse’s pen.

I can cry on paper
when I won’t
shed a tear,
speak of love
with a vocabulary
no one knows I possess.

I can write of injustice
that is heard by a reader’s ear.
I can rail in anger, sing in sonnets,
play at rhyme.

I am a writer, a poet, a dreamer
who flies with the wings of letters
through a garden watered with ink.


©Susie Clevenger 2012






Comments

Kerry O'Connor said…
How well you have described the freedom of self-expression that is the writer's best kept secret: it takes us places no one else knows about. I especially liked the reference to the wings - makes me think of your butterflies.
July 2, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Abin Chakraborty said…
you've expressed so well what we all believe.kudos!
July 2, 2012 at 10:53 AM
Daydreamertoo said…
Alphabet wings.... wonderful imagery.
Yes, words do give we writers so much freedom of expression which we may well not enjoy so much spoken aloud.
Lovely writing Susie.
July 2, 2012 at 11:31 AM
TALON said…
"alphabet wings" - what a perfect description of the act of writing.

This was beautiful!
July 2, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Anonymous said…
'I am a writer, a poet, a dreamer
who flies with the wings of letters
through a garden watered with ink.'

You are indeed. Love it.
July 2, 2012 at 12:01 PM
Laurie Kolp said…
So lovely, Susie... I especially like stanzas 4 and 6.
July 2, 2012 at 12:11 PM
hedgewitch said…
Love the alphabet wings, Susie And the whole poem expresses just why we write.
July 2, 2012 at 2:12 PM
Maude Lynn said…
You've captured just how so many of us feel! Beautifully done!
July 2, 2012 at 3:03 PM
Ben Ditty said…
I wanted to pick out one line to quote but they're all too perfect! Profound write :-)
July 2, 2012 at 3:59 PM
Scarlet said…
I like the freedom in the words, flying on alphabet wings ~
July 2, 2012 at 5:07 PM
Sherry Blue Sky said…
I SO TOTALLY LOVE THIS POEM.......especially "a dreamer who flies with the wings of letters through a garden watered with ink". Wow. You nailed it.
July 2, 2012 at 5:12 PM
Herotomost said…
Susie, Susie, Susie, how I love visiting your space, always makes me feel good when I leave, you have such great insight. I am quite sure that every toad can so identify with this one, it is like the calling card of the sometimes lonely poet....expressions set forth into the universe sometimes only to be received by ourselves. Thats why I love sites like this because we share this common bond...and I love that. Yep.
July 2, 2012 at 8:08 PM
Margaret said…
..a garden watered with ink...

That is an incredible line!
July 3, 2012 at 12:14 AM
Sreeja said…
I loved reading this....will treasure this in mind...such a feeling...
July 3, 2012 at 1:54 AM
Karen said…
I think about words all the time. Do you suppose that is the fate of all poets? That we obsess on grammar? That we joy in breaking rules and in knowing that we do so? That we plant our tales in "a garden watered with ink"?

I love, love these words, this message, this poem!
July 3, 2012 at 6:20 PM
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