WHEN A POET WEARS A CIRCLET BY PRECIOUS TR
WHEN A POET WEARS A CIRCLET When a poet wears a circlet o’er his neck It could mean it’s a downbeat It could also mean that he wants that restrictive aim that has been willed for him to claim; he is in his musing period and he is in darn need of someplace cozy to scribble So in want to evade distractions He creates a comfortable porch in the guise of nods, and moderately flees into introspection each time he gets an opportunity, and dashes back – in milliseconds, when there’s a call for response. And when he’s caused to shram Even with every try he’s made to think deep He’ll be shamed within But he’ll put on a sham; Looking so occupied So juiced up But at that point he could leave you abashed, and plea he needs to get home; that he needs to get prepared for tonight. And that tonight! He’ll let his mind wipe off charades. He’ll swing into that very thought that puts him in seclusion. That coat of tumultuous feeling that imps his mind and fetters his stride. Tonight He’ll b