Today may not be a sunny day outside, but it is inside because it’s my brother’s birthday! Even so, it would appear that my poetry today was doomed to be darker. Somewhere along the way today I was thinking about my work and how I feel sharing it with others, which is why today’s poem ended up being about possession.
Mine
It is mine
I made it
Kept it safe
Gave it food
Let it breathe
–
It is mine
It will hide
Block out everyone
See no light
Allow none near
–
It is mine
I created it
Made it shine
Let it sing
Taught it dance
–
It is mine
It would travel
See the world
Become most famous
But never will
–
It’s not afraid
But I am
So it won’t
It will stay
Love its cage
–
It is mine
My Life is a Notebook 
Hi Gretchen – This is indeed all yours! and it’s beautiful! Thank you for sharing it! I’m very glad I saw your link over at Jingle’s page at http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/thursday-poets-rally-week-21-june-3-9-2010/#comment-11264 ….. because now I found your pages and am delighted with your poetry. I shall add you to my blogroll!
Hope to see our posts again and to meet up with you and many other poets in Jingle’s further Poets Rallies. Best wishes! 🙂
Thanks so much!
My pleasure dear friend. Thanks for visiting my pages and for your gracious comments there. I am honoured and appreciative. Please add me to your Blog roll let us try to stay in touch. You are a very talented poet 🙂
Thanks again.
John
cool poem. enjoy the rally,
joe
well written , flowing and fluent.a lovely poem.
I’m glad you’re sharing your poetry with us even though you don’t necessarily want to. Lovely poem. I think it captures the possessiveness that many poets feel.
yea mine- all mine- a very possessive message..