Unwritten
villanelle
My pen hovers o’er paper as white as the snow,
But my mind is a captive, my heart has been bound.
Worlds slip through my fingers that I’ll never know.
There’s a dam in my head where the words used to flow
What good’s a tale with no words and a song without sound
My pen hovers o’er paper as white as the snow
Kingdoms falling to ruin before they can yet grow
And lost characters die without e’er being found.
Worlds slip through my fingers that I’ll never know
Life’s stopped up the river, my pen dripping and slow
There’s a desert where once did a garden abound.
My pen hovers o’er paper as white as the snow
My stories are mine, where else can they go?
If I cannot tend these seeds lost in the ground.
Worlds slip through my fingers that I’ll never know.
The night turns yet deeper, as black as a crow
When the dripping regrets have my heavy heart drowned
My pen hovers o’er paper as white as the snow
And worlds slip through my fingers that I’ll never know
About the Creator
M. A. Mehan
"It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons." ~ J. R. R. Tolkien
storyteller // vampire // arizona desert rat
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Comments (16)
What a beautifully written peice!
Absolutely beautiful, a very deserved win
Sorry to be late in saying it, but congratulations on a well-deserved win! A great villanelle and one I'm sure most of us can relate to.
M.A., such a familiar feeling here, and you expressed it beautifully. Congratulations on your win❣🥳
Congratulations on your win, beautifully written.
Incredible work - the best and most artful expression of writer's block I think I've ever read. You've managed to turn the struggle to find inspiration into a gorgeous, inspired piece! Congratulations on the well-deserved win!! :)
Such a familiar feeling expressed here. Excellent Villanelle! Well deserved win!🏅
✍️ Timeless ... Universal When Pens Are Restless Then Still ... Beautiful! 👏
Great job on the form, and on a beautifully inspiring poem. 👏👏
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Congratulations!
Could've just as easily been "...words slip through my fingers..." and that would've been good. But worlds slipping through your fingers makes it sublime. Beautiful job. Congratulations on your win!
Wow, as a writer I really feel this. Beautifully composed and congratulations on the win!
Felt <3
This is probably my favorite entry to the challenge so far. Good luck with it!
Toss in an o’er and I’ll love a poem, great work