[This is about being a writer, well, sort of...]
The writer sits and ponders
Filled with empty silent dread.
‘Sorry, this word cannot be found’
the smug spellchecker says.
Weary of petty complications
he drifts, searching for inspiration.
Soaring through the African sky
with glorious, lofty liberation.
The yellow plains stretch far below
Herds of buffalo, running free
The lions hide amongst the grass
Dotted around sandarac trees.
He soars now, over snow-caped peaks
Tableclothed in angry cloud.
Beside eagles, gliding with their young
Their talons stretched in readiness
Silhouetted against the fiery sun.
He conjures now, Fijian sand, lazy swaying palms
Crashing frothy, tumultuous waves; silky banana rum.
A sparkling ocean glittering, caked with yellow icing,
Just a mirror for the setting sun.
But then wings of grace are stripped
He plummets towards uncertainty
falling back to his swivel chair, staring
at desk lamps, coffee, burgundy.
The rain drizzles down outside
The heating pours through well-placed vents
While Chinese Communism awaits
Confronting, mocking, dense.
The writer sits and ponders
Filled with empty silent dread.
‘Sorry, this word cannot be found’
the smug spellchecker says.
Weary of petty complications
he drifts, searching for inspiration.
Soaring through the African sky
with glorious, lofty liberation.
The yellow plains stretch far below
Herds of buffalo, running free
The lions hide amongst the grass
Dotted around sandarac trees.
He soars now, over snow-caped peaks
Tableclothed in angry cloud.
Beside eagles, gliding with their young
Their talons stretched in readiness
Silhouetted against the fiery sun.
He conjures now, Fijian sand, lazy swaying palms
Crashing frothy, tumultuous waves; silky banana rum.
A sparkling ocean glittering, caked with yellow icing,
Just a mirror for the setting sun.
But then wings of grace are stripped
He plummets towards uncertainty
falling back to his swivel chair, staring
at desk lamps, coffee, burgundy.
The rain drizzles down outside
The heating pours through well-placed vents
While Chinese Communism awaits
Confronting, mocking, dense.
