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Poet Manqué

S.C. Hickman's avatarThe Dark Forest: Literature, Philosophy, and Digital Arts

So you think that you’re a poet; rather, a poet manqué.
So be it. But to put a word upon the page is not poetry.
What is it then? To sing, to move the world,
to touch a heart, and curse the liar for his lies;
to follow the birds scrawls in the skies,
the chirping in their voices for the clues and mysteries,
the subtle answers to the ruins of time’s sacred woods;

to measure history in tea-leaves, rather than in news,
else biting satire woo the charnel house to ashes;

or to press the future in a daze beneath one’s lover’s eyes:
to match her words to meter, whether it rhyme or not,
to catch the breath of life in a cup of mind or heart;
bring the simple pleasures of love and caresses
to the lonely citizen among her books at night,
so she can remember…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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