Gratitude is not enough
measure to those
wordsmiths whose footprints
I’ve followed as I
color my world in ever
more brilliant prose
like the kaleidoscope
with broken pieces of
glass twirling among
the sheltered places of
my heart collecting in
ever-growing numbers
like dappled sunlight that
dances on nature’s sunlit
places of trees whose green
leaves have burst into
living shady beings with
sun’s first warm rays to
give cadence to my
thoughts as they come
to life to play upon the
page a musical whimsy of
artistic endeavor and my
emotions rolled out upon
invisible parchment made
real for all those who
wordsmith after I am gone
© March 2012 Renee Espriu
reneejustturtleflight.com 
Love the flow of this, Renee. Well done.
Pamela
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Thank you Pamela! This has been brewing for awhile now. I have relatives gone on both side of the family who loved to write. Then,of course, are all the wonderful authors whose books I’ve read.
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A delightful and colourful writing on words
A pleasure and enjoyment to read
Aussie Ian
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Thank You! I have so many people to be thankful to so thought I might write a few words here.
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I think this is my first visit to your blog, and it is a magical place!
Your poem is a great reflection of the writer’s art. I liked your image of the kaleidoscope, which worked so well in context.
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Thanks Kerry! You’ve visited before but only a couple of times. I so appreciate your visits as you are such a gifted writed and I love your site so your comments mean alot to me.
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To quote Sir Isaac, we do indeed stand on the shoulders of giants.
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I like this quote and had forgotten about it. Thanks!
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Beautiful imagery. Took me right back to when I was about 10 and had a kaleidoscope, would sit for hours just looking into it and see its minute changes as it moved a little. That’s a lovely picture. You live in a beautiful part of the USA Renee.
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Yes, I love kaledioscopes and have done posts that have their imagery connected before. Thank you so much for visiting and for you comment.
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Unusual style of poem.. It all seems to be in one big sentence. I liked the imagery. Lovely.
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I don’t normally draw my prose out and did think to change it…break it up..and so I have now. Thanks for visiting.
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This is beautiful. I particularly like ‘rolled out on invisible parchment’.
It has a dreamy, other wordly feel such as I like to write.
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I did visit your site and find your writing somewhat similar to some of mine. Thanks for the comment, visiting and I will try to visit again as you are very talented.
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i so share your gratitude all those people who has lend my works their colours, the legendary ones and those who deserve to be legend- like you, charles and so many of my blogging friends.
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You are gracious, Trisha, and who knows…perhaps, one day, I will have something published. It would be an honor. Thank You!
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i will love to have a copy of that book.
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Wonderful Poem Renee, and it seems the Sun’s rays has been inspiring us all with poems as it has shone a little warmer this Spring for alot of us… I especially enjoyed the last verse..Hugs to you ~Sue
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We still have been having lots of rain but the sun, more often, is making its’ appearance and it does give me pause to consider more to write. Thank You!
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