Monday, March 20, 2017

A POET'S PRAYER


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. 


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22 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 20, 2017 at 2:52 PM

    Amen

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  2. brudbergMarch 21, 2017 at 12:49 PM

    An excellent ode on a day like this, may linguistic rivers flow for all of us.

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  3. Kim M. RussellMarch 21, 2017 at 1:03 PM

    A poet's prayer!
    'plant scintillating and sparkling repartee’
    in the pens of those of us
    with word addiction'

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  4. Paul John DearMarch 21, 2017 at 1:14 PM

    Well tis alright when you have a direct line ;)

    Seems 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' ;)

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  5. De JacksonMarch 21, 2017 at 1:50 PM

    Teehee. This is just too much fun.

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  6. UnknownMarch 21, 2017 at 1:53 PM

    what 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

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  7. Glenn ButtkusMarch 21, 2017 at 2:07 PM

    Lovely, 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.

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  8. Frank HubenyMarch 21, 2017 at 2:08 PM

    My prayer exactly. I sometimes forget the humble part at the end to my own loss.

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  9. GraceMarch 21, 2017 at 3:01 PM

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  10. Sanaa RizviMarch 21, 2017 at 3:16 PM

    A most beautiful and serene prayer ❤️

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  11. GinaMarch 21, 2017 at 3:36 PM

    this was very touching prayer. asking to always be inspired by life's beauty, you have such a tenderness with words

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  12. GraceMarch 21, 2017 at 4:22 PM

    Wow, an amazing prayer Bev! Love this one~

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  13. Roslyn RossMarch 21, 2017 at 5:43 PM

    I love the link between rivers and prayer. Well done.

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  14. Sherry Blue SkyMarch 21, 2017 at 7:35 PM

    And the god of poets answered all your prayers. This is wonderful to read, kiddo!

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  15. AnonymousMarch 21, 2017 at 8:25 PM

    Perfect!

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  16. Rosemary Nissen-WadeMarch 22, 2017 at 12:43 AM

    I love it! Thank you for creating it for us all, and may we all be answered!

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  17. sarahMarch 22, 2017 at 2:40 AM

    Great 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.

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  18. UnknownMarch 22, 2017 at 5:59 AM

    Excellent! This should be read by every poet in this world. ❤

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  19. AnonymousMarch 23, 2017 at 12:15 AM

    Amen. (every poet hoping an answered prayer) :)

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  20. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comMarch 23, 2017 at 4:01 AM

    ...who shepherds the river of time.....this is a wonderful line! I was smiling by the end....those of us with word addictions :)

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  21. kaykualaMarch 23, 2017 at 8:09 AM

    A wonderful prayer to keep one on the right path!

    Hank

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  22. ImeldaMarch 26, 2017 at 1:43 PM

    I love this prayer! :-)

    ~ Imelda

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