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Steve Page
Poems
Aug 2017
Unfinished
("Art is never finished, only abandoned" - quote attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.)
I'm not finished yet!
I'm nowhere near complete
You know I'm not yet done
You know I'm not replete
So now's the perfect time
To pause and let me go
Time to pack away
Take that towel and throw
Put me in the drawer
Stand up and walk away
Go and fill the kettle
Or try that new cafe
Come back some time later
Then look at me afresh
Maybe ask your closest friend
To suggest some more or less
Once you've looked at me again
You may be surprised to find
You're not quite satisfied
And can't get peace of mind
I'm art, I'm not a race
There is no finish line
So please don't over-work me
I'm unfinished by design
Dylan Thomas said he was tempted to rework his poems years after they were published. Lesson learned.
#art
#poetry
#finish
#patience
#lettinggo
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Steve Page
62/M/London, U.K.
(62/M/London, U.K.)
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