The Birth of Poetry for SOCS, Aug 22, 2025

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The Birth of Poetry

A pad of paper and a pen––
when these two meet, new worlds begin.
Born in the head of one who writes,
each magic word many more ignites
until at last, the story’s told,
once more as in days of old.
How many years may it have been
since first a poet lifted pen?

 

May I invite you to lift your pen to comment below?

The SOCS Prompt this week is “Pad.”

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My blog, which started out to be about overcoming grief, quickly grew into a blog about celebrating life. I post daily: poems, photographs, essays or stories. I've lived in countries all around the globe but have finally come to rest in Mexico, where I've lived since 2001. My books may be found on Amazon in Kindle and print format, my art in local Ajijic galleries. Hope to see you at my blog.

21 thoughts on “The Birth of Poetry for SOCS, Aug 22, 2025”

  7. Hammad Rais's avatarHammad Rais

    This past Tuesday, I filled out a simple bank form, which kind of squeezed my right hand veins badly.
    Which reminded that I used to be a pen/pencil person back in the academic era of my life.

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