Persona Poemlets

PAD Challenge  day 9:

For today's prompt, write a persona poem for an inanimate object. 

A persona poem is when you write a poem in the voice of someone 

(or in this case something) else.

you touch me

but without much feeling

run your fingers left, 

then right

I, beneath

thought's stoked appealing

try to tame

the appetite

of a writer's 

wild obsession

as ink-pictures spill their art

I, only a humble keyboard

yet a window 

to the heart

***

I keep everyone's best secrets

'oh, the things that I have heard!'

I don't think you would believe it

If I told you, word for word

Dreamer's rave and plotter's vengeance

Lover's quarrels, hope's hard knock

All are guarded in my presence

Because, my dear, walls don't talk

***

All winter long you gaped and stared 

Half-smitten by my barren form,

Half, in pity as you watched me

Weather the toss of each storm

But now winter's war is over

Here I stand about to steal

The gaze and hearts of nature lovers

Waiting for spring's grand reveal

I spread my sun-warm arms, and suddenly

I pity those who only see A Tree

***

Break me, 

take me

between your fingers

Let your touch linger

as I run through

winter-weary

want and wonder

Plant me full

of green, gold, blue

pink and purple

orange, double-

zinnias, vegetable

buffet

press the tress

of rippling wheat field

into my, 

yet fallow clay...

break me, 

wake me with

seed whispers

Feel the thunder

in my loom

I am earth

The cradle of birth

I am earth

both womb

and tomb

Maybe I'll be back later to try a few more,

but maybe not!

Gramma and grand-sonny day today!