The seventh poem for the year in the Deadlines for Writers poetry group is due today. The assignment was simply to use rhyme, alliteration, and assonance. 

Love Note to the World

 

As I look down from my rocky perch

And watch the river swirl,

My lonely heart inscribes my hurt -

A love note to the world.

 

Spring rains’ remains rage through the gorge

Rushing to reach the sea.

I toss my words into the flood,

My tears in search of company.

 

The angry flood kidnaps a branch,

The branch holds fast my note.

My message, desperate to be heard,

Fights to stay afloat.

 

The river pulls and tugs and frets,

But love wins at the end.

My captive note struggles loose

And races ‘round the river’s bend.

 

Until my pleas can reach God’s throne

And He can lead and guide me,

‘Til then, my pain’s out in the world,

Not gouging holes inside me.