Until the words run dry
And the sun and moon desert the sky
Until my blood no longer turns to ink
And my arthritic fingers cannot hold a pen
I will continue to write my poetry
Writing unburdens my heart
Cleanses my soul
Keeps me sane and relieves my pain
So until the end
I will write
~The Tennessee Poet~
©Walt Page 2018 All Rights Reserved
So will I Walt. It’s all I know to do now. ❤
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Very beautifully put. I too feel the same. You penned down an emotion of most writers in a well written way.
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Thank you ☺
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No problem!
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Many more days, many more poems! Keep on writing that pain out!
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Yes ma’am ☺
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
Another great post from “The Tennessee Poet”!
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Thank you so much Chuck ☺
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Beautiful! Writing cleanses my soul too and i’ll write till the end. 🙂
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Thank you Tanya ☺
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Walt it’s my pleasure 🙂
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Deep and beautifully written Walt.
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Thank you so much!
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Poetry is a wonderful outlet, Walt.
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Yes it is, and it helps me.
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And may that end be a long time from now. There are poems left to write!
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And I’m in tital agreement! Thanks Tom.
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Excellent choice Walt, I look forward to reading them all.
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Thank you Barbara ☺
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There’s no end in sight. Keep writing! 😊❤️
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Ok mom! ☺❤
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That’s right, young man, you heed your mama!! 😉
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I hope that’s a long, long time. ❤
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Me too ☺❤
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A beautiful statement from the poet’s heart, ….. we will shall share the ink, like blood-brothers, ’til “the sun and moon desert the sky”
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Aye, and until the rivers all run dry…
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Promise?
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Yep.
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