The Poet

A joint response to Christina Ward’s prompt and NaPoWrMo 5

Sylvia Clare MSc. Psychol
Nov 5 · 1 min read
cherry blossom — authors own photo

Stalking words at 2 a.m., incorrigible insomniac
the poet, a tragic figure perhaps, a mourner
For loves lost and lives wasted.
A simpler time, with simple loving minds yearned for.
Words upon pages can only do so much
Frustration and despair gnaw at her heels
Disempowered by insignificance, her quiet, retiring,
restrained voice of passionate…

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Sylvia Clare MSc. Psychol

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Mindfulness teacher, poet, author. Top writer on Quora 2018 and Medium in Parenting and Feminism. https://sylviaclare.co.uk/

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