Drops of Ink

Longing by KingaBritschgi on DeviantArt


Flushed cheeks,
beating heart,
eyes consuming
words at the
speed of imagery….
I peer unashamed
through a keyhole cut
from an author’s blood.

Inside a book
there are no
frenzied clocks
ticking life into
digital slots…
only the mana
of escape crafted
from drops of ink.

Pages draw my eyes
to a horizon I never
thought I’d see.
It is a world I can explore
from a lamp lit corner
unconcerned I prefer
seclusion to the cacophony
of voices stealing patience
by a theater of absurd.  


 ©Susie Clevenger 2016

Real Toads ~ Bits of Inspiration ~ Keyhole



Comments

Jim said…
Nice, Susie. I always like to see how the prompter does with his/her own prompt. Thank your for it. I had another view but the kiddies who read my blog might get ideas.
This was neat, I am trying to think which author I would like to visit. Mark Twain or Charles Dickens (right now I'm reading Leslie Meier). It would work for an artist as well.
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January 29, 2016 at 12:03 AM
brudberg said…
I feel the library is a set of doors... different worlds waiting to be discovered... fantastic selection.. exactly what we had as theme for the book of short stories.
January 29, 2016 at 3:50 AM
Toni said…
Very nice. Inspires me to go tell my books how much they mean to me; some of my best friends!
January 29, 2016 at 7:55 AM
Buddah Moskowitz said…
Excellent! Reading is my lifelong pleasure, and books I still buy with abandon. These damned ebooks pile up quickly, though! Yes, I'd rather read than talk to 95 out of 100 people, and I love reading you.
January 29, 2016 at 10:01 AM
Maude Lynn said…
I totally wish that I had written this! So cool!
January 29, 2016 at 11:52 AM
Sherry Blue Sky said…
Oh, so excellently said!
January 29, 2016 at 2:18 PM
Kerry O'Connor said…
Such a clever comparison.. looking through a key-hole into the author's world.
January 29, 2016 at 4:29 PM
Gillena Cox said…
"only the mana
of escape crafted
from drops of ink."

luv so much those precious lines

much love...
January 29, 2016 at 5:26 PM
Outlawyer said…
Escape sounds good to me, and the lovely corner presented here-- a perfect keyhole. Thanks, Susie. k.
January 29, 2016 at 6:59 PM
Rosemary Nissen-Wade said…
Oh yes, I love those escapes!
January 29, 2016 at 9:00 PM
Carol Campbell said…
Books are paradise and libraries are the paradise of paradises! Wonderful.
January 30, 2016 at 7:29 AM
Margaret said…
Only the mana of escape. That's delicious. I also used drops of ink to inspire a title for my new blog of "completed" poems. Added "black" - it's on my side bar. As always - good stuff.
January 30, 2016 at 2:54 PM
Hannah said…
Oh yes! Exquisite and I love the metaphor for your keyhole!

Thank you for the challenge, Susie!!
January 30, 2016 at 7:44 PM
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