Your poem certainly is all about love. Love of the muse. But, if it were dipping a quill in an inkwell to hurriedly dash off a few words before the ink runs out, I would be at a loss. So, I much prefer speaking my mind to you on this computer and having the software figure out what I am saying and put it in words on an electronic page that may not ever be printed in any solid form but remain in the ether, easy to search for and to enjoy for the idea presented and not the paper that it is printed on.

Ron

the Ink-in-Waiting is the greatest status, like a Gentleman-in-Waiting or even one among the first three ministers. This shows how great is the power of inaction (stand by). Can you imagine what's happening when the Oriental stuff of four: the paper, ink, ink-stone and brush take action over the Chinese graphs with their temperaments and characteristics (to say nothing of the meanings)? . . A short praise of Accidental stuff in writing (2D) I hear here ;)) Cheers, alex

The imagery of the "champagne grape before harvest," says it all. When the muse has come and filled the writer's pen, the magic begins and the ink glistens. Lovely!

Love ya!

Jane

Can't say better than Richard.

It's curious to me how people who write on computers still like to imagine it as a quill, ink, and parchment process. Writing is an excellent expressive form. But in this society there is a massive glut of words and wannabes that purge every organ in their body on the screen. It begs the question: Who are the unfeigned poets? And does it even matter anymore? A good percentage of the people I interact with routinely don't understand poets at all. The ink is no more living to them than the junk food they subsist on. They're more interested in their cars, their cell phones, how they look, and the latest TV shows. It's a sad society, Odin. Finding a few individuals you can connect with in the same latitude (occasionally) is a blessing. Enjoyed... Peace. r

"Fearful the thirst will abate." That's it in a nutshell. The art of writing poetry is a wondrous experience, short and to the point. John