Poems
by Elizabeth Yahn Williams
EDITORIAL RUSH
On the brink of “printer’s ink” an authorized quote arrives,
as does a note from one stalwart poet,
refusing to replace a line --
I knew it!
Yet another agrees to concede
a verb’s changing its coat from
the term “crawl” to “creep”
in that “crawl” seems so . . . muscular --
unless you’re rompin’ --
then the Pronouns should be bumpin’.
“Creep” seeps in
with greater sleutheness . . .
for an evil
with aloofness.
Our cover arrives by special carrier.
One photo-piece is still a barrier.
It refuses to be scanned
by my smart, newly purchased “Compu-Art”.
Searching swiftly
can I find some flavorful design?
Yes, I slap it on the jacket,
cut and paste and pack it!
Copyright 1997 by Elizabeth Yahn Williams
WHY WRITE?
When life’s sadness slips
catatonic
the act of penning words
in Rorschach paintings
births renewal.
Copyright 2008 by Elizabeth Yahn Williams
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U R INSPIRATIONS
FOR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
C. S. creates a classical laugh.
Though intent on theological craft
Mr. Lewis proves a comic raft
in a sea of devilish waters.
G. K., as in Chesterton,
divines God quite deftly.
With anarchy and intrigue so deadly,
he structures a story
where goodness and justice will triumph eventually.
T. S. renders cathedrals of poetic heights . . .
with word choices assembling an elegant set,
our Eliot invites
his readers to parties
’round tables with knights.
A challenge emerges from reading the best.
Am I not, as a writer, then pledged to aspire
to preserve vibrant forests
from bleak, wasteful words?
A receiver of blessings, whom then shall I bless?
Will my visions reach zeniths?
Shall my songs inspire choirs?
Copyright 1998 by Elizabeth Yahn Williams
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Robert Lunday and Elizabeth Williams share a website at http://www.hitherandyahn.com. Elizabeth is an award-winning poet-playwright who prefers performing in poetic dramas to practicing in the legal profession that was her career from the late 60s to 80s. She is currently the Emcee for Oceanside Library's National Authors' Day and Co-Editor of SUMMATION 2008: THE MERGING OF ART AND POETRY, a project of the Escondido Municipal Gallery and Poets INC. |
