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~ INK ~
Where has it gone?
The words and images this has created
The years of storage to see the light of day for just a moment
Have I written it all away?
Was it drawn in shapes and lines and smudged across countless pages?
Hide me
treasure me
let me grace your life for just a moment
and you may keep me safe forever in your treasure box of memories
Technology cannot replace the grace the skill the smell of my creativity
I will wait in your cupboard for all time
in whatever form I have become for you
Love, your indian ink
xx ♥ xx
~ INK ~ by adgray
I was prompted to write yet again by another Bubbler’s art.
This time I have gone to the Queen of Collaboration herself Kathleen and her simple photo of an empty Ink Bottle evoked this poem.
I felt such a wave of loss
of longing
of nostalgia at the loss of the ink
ink wells ink pens fountain pens quill
I admire the writers of pre biro times for not only their words but for their skill to write with ink – how frustrating for them how important their work was.
my poems My Beast and addicted to the written word sums it up better.
But I love my PC – I still write letters by hand though – it surprises people now days to receive them!
Thank you Kathleen for the inspiration to my words – to my work! :O) xx ♥ xx
adgray is a writer and a poet
- telling stories all her life,
- writing them down once she learnt how
“Scribbling! Always scribling!”
… and no there was nothing to be done about it!
Her poetry came later when the gift found her to be a ZETE segue (Zographonic Extemporanious Treatise Ekphrasis)
At times she can go into a trance-like state as poetry flows through her to the page and screen
Thank you for coming to read my words! ~ adgray~
Comments
Lovely work Indian Ink ; ) … I also write hand written letters on envelopes I decorate myself.It’s something personal people can keep. Keep up the good work !! Wen xo
Thank you so much Wen :O)
The other day I received my first hand written letter in about 20 years!
It was from my sister and I felt so loved!
Thank you for reading my words and letting me know you liked them and for keeping up the disappearing art of letter writing too :O)
Chookas! ♥
– adgray
Hey there adgray… thanks so much for reminding me why this bubble is so magical… I am honoured something I did inspired you… thanks and it is a beautiful piece… :-)
Thank you :O)
Sometimes when I post a poem in an artists comment box [cos that’s where i wrote it! lol] I get scared that they’ll come back and blast me for
-um – I dunno;-junking up their comment box or something ?? lolThank you for reading my words and letting me know you like them :O)
Chookas! ♥
– adgray
Oh this is lovely, poignant, sweet, emotive and full of imagery…or simply visuals…never sure which is what!??!
But I love it heaps and loads and mountains and oceans and more!!!
: ) : ) : ))))))
hahaha – have mountains and water everywhere in my study now lol
Glad you like it Jan :O) I do miss my fountain pen! :O)
But visions of how Jane Austin wrote [check out the movie “Becoming Jane”] cutting words out “too many adjectives!” lol] and ink stained hands when paper and ink was so expensive !! I would be a writer like her though – always scribbling that’s me :O) Thank god for PC’s that’s all I can say! lol :O)
Chookas! ♥
– adgray
A wonderful wonderful concept and so true … we have forgotten how to use a pen … personally I’d go back to a quill!! LOL
Thank you Jen
I was wondering if I should Italic where the ink took over and wrote the love letter to the artist – hmmm? <)
… I know – What? Where? lol – If you didn’t notice it then yes I should lol :O)
Chookas! ♥
– adgray
great work. tom
Thanks Tom for always reading my poetry and liking it :O)
Chookas! ♥
– adgray
Wonderful piece of writing… I love how you have given the ink personality. But one thing is for sure being a left hander I am so grateful for the PC as at school my work was constantly smudged as my hand dragged across it.