The Afterthought

Cherry

By mark p

Sat, 23 Dec 2023
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I am the poem

at the back of the book

hidden discreetly,  

where no one will look.

 

The rejected fragment

that somehow got in.

the dull afterthought

which prizes won’t win.

 

I hide at the back.

of your signed publication

a few muted stanzas

lacking inspiration.

Certificate U
Poem
Back Wynd of the Mind and Other Poems

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Submitted by D G Moody on

I liked this. Spare and hits the right note with a few rhyming stanzas. And at least it did get in the book!

Dougie Moody

Submitted by Tom Brown on

We have all felt like this Mark at some or other time, like the poem itself even! hidden discreetly, but could be you hid the poem because could be very personal and revealing, it feels too beautiful and sensitive for anyone to read. Remember, The stone which the builders rejected, has become the corner stone.

All the best! Tom