Oct 2014
It is finished.
A journey of sharing
is over.
I do not know how
to deal with this.
From the excitement of early morn,
being prompted to write,
to the wonderment of late evening,
seeing how many actually read
my work.
It is finished.
A truly heady experience,
emotions ran rampant
for 31 days.
I gave you my heart
on a readable platter,
my soul was visible
to all who cared to see it.
It is finished.
Never have I written
so much poetry,
rarely have I had
such a feeling of
accomplishment.
I am a blessed man
to have met
so many
great poets,
great writers
better people.
It is finished.
Time to breathe,
time to relax.
For in the big scheme of things,
it has just begun.
A journey of sharing
is over.
I do not know how
to deal with this.
From the excitement of early morn,
being prompted to write,
to the wonderment of late evening,
seeing how many actually read
my work.
It is finished.
A truly heady experience,
emotions ran rampant
for 31 days.
I gave you my heart
on a readable platter,
my soul was visible
to all who cared to see it.
It is finished.
Never have I written
so much poetry,
rarely have I had
such a feeling of
accomplishment.
I am a blessed man
to have met
so many
great poets,
great writers
better people.
It is finished.
Time to breathe,
time to relax.
For in the big scheme of things,
it has just begun.
Dear reader, it is a bittersweet day. Today marks the end of #OctPoWriMo. I can honestly say that I am a bit sad about this. Every day for the past 31 days, I have written a poem based on a prompt from one of our wonderful organizers. Every day I have pushed myself. Somedays it came easy, some days I struggled mightily. But, I did it. And I am proud of it. I probably wrote close to 40 poems in the past 31 days. Knowing what I have done serves as motivation for what I need to do...I need to write. It's in my blood.
Thank you to the organizers and prompters for taking us on this fantastic journey of poetry. Julie, Morgan, Amy and Tamara...thank you. If I missed one someone, I apologize and offer you a special thank you as well.
Thank you to all the poets who contributed their poetry. Reading your work gave me so much inspiration. I have made new friends, and for that I am grateful. Also thank you to all those who read my work. I am humbled that little ol' me could write something that so many enjoyed. I hope our journey together doesn't end here.
And that, dear reader, brings us to my final poem of #OctPoWriMo2014. As the tears fall from my eyes, and as my heart beats a little bit faster, let me say that it is finished.
Rod E. Kok
October 31, 2014
Thank you to the organizers and prompters for taking us on this fantastic journey of poetry. Julie, Morgan, Amy and Tamara...thank you. If I missed one someone, I apologize and offer you a special thank you as well.
Thank you to all the poets who contributed their poetry. Reading your work gave me so much inspiration. I have made new friends, and for that I am grateful. Also thank you to all those who read my work. I am humbled that little ol' me could write something that so many enjoyed. I hope our journey together doesn't end here.
And that, dear reader, brings us to my final poem of #OctPoWriMo2014. As the tears fall from my eyes, and as my heart beats a little bit faster, let me say that it is finished.
Rod E. Kok
October 31, 2014
