UNSUNG HEROES IN MY INKWELL
My ubiquitous inkwell, home of
fluid blue poems-yet-to-be
Out pops an indigo sprite who
scribbles sillies and twizzles about
the ‘California daze’ or who’ll
juke-jive to the jazz
Sometimes a slate drudgeluckless
slithers over the side of the inkwell
seeps to the page
smears thoughts of illness and
acidic, acrid, lucid memories
There’s a crotchety navy man
who marches out, ten-huts at paper’s edge
and vigilantly decries the evils of war
He’s a vet of many battles and says
victory has neither a smell nor a hint of glory
My favorite inkwell denizen is
the periwinkle fairy who dusts the page
with a harvest heart and loving words
Who inspires hope with ageless
meditations on love
© 2012 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
For Three Word Wednesday (Battle, sumptous, harvest – what a combination of words!), and for ABC Wednesday, brought to you by the letter U. Hope I post this in time…
And to tell the truth, I do have an inkwell on my desk for inspiration, but I write with my trusty Ticonderoga #2 pencil. Peace, Amy
Sharp Little Pencil 
pandamoniumcat
Just love this, a nice jazzy beat, what a cast of characters… what an inkwell 🙂 Great write.
Laurie Kolp
This is delightful, Amy… love the second stanza especially. Hope all is well…
brian miller
ha. inkwells are cool….and what a group of characters you keep in yours as well….smiles. i am rather fond of that last fairy as well…
Roger Green
Well, you are my sung, and singing ,hero.
sometimes, i just write. today’s blogpost was inspired, i think, by the obvious convergence: http://www.rogerogreen.com/2012/12/08/war-against-christmas-over-if-you-want-it/
Kim Nelson
Muses across the spectrum. Lovely vision, lovely images, lovely write.
josie2shoes
I loved this… wonderful images, beautiful word play! There was indeed something so much grander about putting pen to ink and then to paper, than listening to the endless clickty-click of fingers on the keyboard!
Sherry Blue Sky
I love all of the poets living in your pen:)
Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio
Call me crazy, but this one makes a perfect ‘rap’ song! Love it!
Mama Pajama
I actually have several inkwells, in different colors – for the glass pen that was given to me as a gift by my grandmother. I don’t use it all that often, but now I’ll have to, just to check for denizens, sprites and heroes!
Jae Rose
The periwinkle fairy will always see you right..it is nice to follow the bounce of these words..the lighter blue trumping the navy..i hope i hope..good luck tomorrow..
El Guapo
While the voice is completely yours, this reminded me a bit of Shel Silverstein.
Mary
This was clever, Amy. A poet has to be adaptable and write the poem that comes…and you expressed this idea well.
whimsygizmo
Oh my WORD! Did you write this one for me? You very well could have. Goodness. Loooooooooooove. You know my veins run blue. I love all of your heroes. And you had me at that title. Wonderful.
This might be my favorite of yours, ever. And that’s sayin’ somethin’. 🙂
JazzBumpa
I do my writing at the keyboard, but want very much to meet the Periwinkle Fairie!
Or at least the Indigo Sprite.
Love your rhythms.
Cheers!
JzB
oldegg
I haven’t got a monopoly on the Periwinkle Fairy but she does seem to like sitting by my side when I write. Luckily she is a bit of a flirt and as soon as I start writing she is nudging me in the ribs! Who else have you got in that inkwell that you haven’t told us about?
Sara v
Love all your characters Amy! That’s what makes your poetry so lush and deep. Periwinkle fairies are very appealing, though 🙂
ladynimue
I so love this,.
“poems-yet-to-be” is such a beauty !!
Sheilagh Lee
simply enchanting and delightful Amy