Having used my river story for yesterday's
Haibun, I offer instead this prayer with
its allusion to the river of time.
Submitted to dVerse Poetics
March 21, 2017
Oh God of poets,
He/She who shepherds the
river of time and oversees currents
and white waters of life
visit me tonight with mind-blowing
phrases of wonderfulness.
guide my pen to philosophical
profundities and psychological
magnitude.
plant scintillating and sparkling repartee’
in the pens of those of us
with word addiction.
Let me eloquently speak of pulchritude
and thoughtfully of solitude.
beknight me with the
wisdom of the ages and,
if possible, put it in rhyme.
bestow vocabulary acuity
and grammatical alacrity;
and, if it’s not too much,
keep me humble.
************
Amen
ReplyDeleteAn excellent ode on a day like this, may linguistic rivers flow for all of us.
ReplyDeleteA poet's prayer!
ReplyDelete'plant scintillating and sparkling repartee’
in the pens of those of us
with word addiction'
Well tis alright when you have a direct line ;)
ReplyDeleteSeems your prayers were answered Beverly.
Thank You for invoking the Creator. Perhaps he/she will come along to the pub this evening to inspire us all.
Good job I brought along some of the 'good stuff' ;)
Teehee. This is just too much fun.
ReplyDeletewhat an endearing write! i had a good time with your prayer. but, i'm afraid there's no hope for us bibliophiles and poets. lol
ReplyDeleteLovely, timely & bang on, for the "river of time" is all things, whether flooding us with creative energy, or poking us into limbo, those log jams where no words can live.
ReplyDeleteMy prayer exactly. I sometimes forget the humble part at the end to my own loss.
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ReplyDeleteA most beautiful and serene prayer ❤️
ReplyDeletethis was very touching prayer. asking to always be inspired by life's beauty, you have such a tenderness with words
ReplyDeleteWow, an amazing prayer Bev! Love this one~
ReplyDeleteI love the link between rivers and prayer. Well done.
ReplyDeleteAnd the god of poets answered all your prayers. This is wonderful to read, kiddo!
ReplyDeletePerfect!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Thank you for creating it for us all, and may we all be answered!
ReplyDeleteGreat prayer. I think we all make it, to whoever/whatever we pray to, every time we sit down in front of the page. And I love the way you skewer yourself at the end. Well done.
ReplyDeleteExcellent! This should be read by every poet in this world. ❤
ReplyDeleteAmen. (every poet hoping an answered prayer) :)
ReplyDelete...who shepherds the river of time.....this is a wonderful line! I was smiling by the end....those of us with word addictions :)
ReplyDeleteA wonderful prayer to keep one on the right path!
ReplyDeleteHank
I love this prayer! :-)
ReplyDelete~ Imelda