The voice of the pen
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I was with you during the days when you started off,
I was with you when you struggled to hit it off.
I was with you when you penned your book,
I was with you when you signed your first autograph.
Those days when you faced the writer’s block,
Those days when you were too busy to notice the ticking of the clock.
Those days when no one stood by you,
Those days when you were flooded with ideas all new.
You said that I was your best friend,
You said I was mightier than the sword.
You said that you’d always carry me around,
You said the likes of me were rare to be found.
Why then did you leave me?
Why did you choose that keyboard over me?
Why did you forget me?
Why did our friendship not last long?
I made mistakes, but they were mostly yours,
I was slow, but that gave you more time to think.
I didn’t help easily correct, but through that,
I taught you lessons you’d never forget.
Wish you would come back to me,
Wish you could just see, together how awesome we could be.
Wish I could help you when in trouble with your writing,
Wish we could go back to being best friends!
and refers to a type of parallelism created when successive phrases or
lines begin with the same words, often resembling a litany. The
repetition can be as simple as a single word or as long as an entire
phrase.
Lovely poem !!
Thank you 🙂
Hehehe! 😀 I still do like writing by pen, though the tap tap tap music of the keyboard has its own charm too. 🙂 Nice poem, Reem.
Yes that is true.. tap tap tap and then when you hit enter!
Interesting piece, made me think.
I write perhaps 90% of my stories and poems with pen on paper first, and not at my computer.
That is my work space, not my creative place, which I had never quite realised until now.
Thank you.
Well I am glad that you still use the pen. But since digital devices have become so common now it is hard to find people who write stories with a pen.
Beautiful!
Thank you 🙂
I still use a pen to write most of my work…and then copy it. Double the work but that's how I get my mind to work, especially when it comes to fiction.
That is nice Aditi 🙂
Oh, of course I remember you, and I haven't left you. I can't forget you. But, yes times have changed 🙂 Nice poem, Reema!
Thank you Tarang 🙂
But then ! Those who have come together are destined to get separated one day 🙂 Nicely penned
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Love this line: Wish you could just see, together how awesome we could be.
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Wonderfully penned down! 🙂
Thank you 🙂
Mightier than the sword,
You flattered me.
Devouring the given word,
You flattened me.
Hats off for the poem, bringing back the good old memories of inked fingers and torn off pages.
Thank you 🙂
Love this poem! I traded my pen for a keyboard, but found that a pen actually made me wiser. So I'm back with a pen by my side again.
Cheers!
Modern Gypsy
Thank you!
This pen is one that my sister gave me for my birthday for writing my poetry with. as I was reading this, I felt guilty as I haven't used it in a while. I may need to get it back out again.
I enjoyed this piece of poetry.
I'm glad you liked it! I hope you use the pen soon 🙂
It's beautiful and so true! I simply loved it Reema!
Cheers
Geets
Thank you 🙂
Nice poem and good explanation of the term Anaphora