Final words, or: Oeuvre

The poet sat watching the page fill up;
words, once warm, flowed forth freely from his vein;
nothing his heart's oeuvre could interrupt,
that stream of pleasure, love, memories, pain,
for mere existence had become a strain;
came the day when one thing remained to write,
when the writer felt exhaustion's cold bite;
'twas that day when pen was finally spent;
he hoped his final words would set things right,
and that his readers would know what he meant.

45 thoughts on “Final words, or: Oeuvre”

1. Well written David! I celebrate the veracity and power of your words. May you continue always sharing only your authentic self — that alone makes you genuine, meaningful to read, and of worth to be heard! Síocháin!

   1. Rob, thanks for teaching me the word ‘Síocháin’ 🙂
      And thanks for the very kind compliment 🙂

      Yours,
      David

2. To me this brings a question of writing that I ponder from time to time… how do you conclude… maybe this should serve as a build-up to the jisei… not that it’s time yet.

   1. Yeah, I read about jisei recently… I love the idea, actually, Björn 💘

      Yours,
      David

3. I read your post and I thought Wow! Words you write about writing! And how! That’s one beautiful dizain 🙂
   You inspire me to try new forms of poetry David. Thank you for writing

   1. Yeah… I often tend to get “meta” in my poetry…

      ❤
      David

4. This is not your case ( by a long shot) Alhamdulillah, but you paint it beautifully. I join the others, and love the sound of the word ouevre. I too have pondered what mine might be too ❤️

   1. It’s both a somewhat scary and somewhat beautiful question, I think, Karima.

      ❤
      David

      1. Yes..I agree ❤️

5. Well said. The hope of many a poet.

   1. Certainly my hope!
      ❤ Ken ❤

6. I also like the word “oeuvre,” and the thought of the poet writing his last words. I imagined him dying at his desk with a feathered quill in hand. Perhaps the ink smudged a bit. . .

   I like this form, too. I’m going to have to try it.

   1. 🤗 Merril 🤗

      1. 😀