my tower

No need for parsimony now
I will not count the cost
I’ll read the echoes of my heart
with no compunction, stand apart
and spend some time to mend my art
before my song is lost.

I want a place to be alone
no limits, no drawn lines—
and so I’ll shape a mountain height,
in gleaming spires winter white
where I can slip away from sight
my castle in the pines.

and in the lighthouse turret top,
I’m typing fast and soft
my studio among the trees
sealed tight against a winter freeze
the only guest a verdant breeze
bearing spring aloft.

and when I look up from my work
that catches me in thrall
my mind spins words and worlds away
with no one near to make me stay
no fingers stopping ears with clay
to mask the siren’s call.

and when I’m ready, I’ll descend
into the whirl and blur—
yes, yes, I need a crystal tower
with shelves of books and thorny flowers
lace and paint and clay—and hours
when everything is words

line count: 30

Prompt ▼

Prompt for: Sept 6, 2015 (Fyn)
Subject or Theme: A Birthday Gift for YOU! A tangible thing you give yourself assuming money is no option. A trip just for you or a dream house of your own. Perhaps you’ve wanted to visit the space station or go to Bora Bora or scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef. Maybe it is a 1957 Chevy or a hot air balloon ride. Be sure it is a thing…not world peace or a cure for cancer or sending a kid to college (however admirable these things are!) … something specific just for you that you’ve always wanted! This is the time to think selfishly!! (Instead of always worrying about everyone else…the family or the kids or friends.) Just for you! Be creative, let us in on that secret dream thing you’ve always wanted to have or do!
Word(s) to Include: parsimonious, compunction, verdant, (or any derivatives of these words)
Forbidden Word(s): gift, present, money (or any derivatives of these words)
Additional Parameters: Be descriptive, rhyming! Make me want it too!!! Must RHYME! 20 lines minimum
Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.