A Poet’s Subreption

The white clouds dance beyond skylines,

   Throw form to unsheltered flowers.

Trying to follow strange, strict guidelines,

   Wringing minds for ink-filled powers.

Throwing form to unsheltered flowers,

   Rains slip down on electronic pages.

Wringing minds for ink-filled powers,

   A steady hand files for classmate gauges.

Rains slip down on electronic pages,

   While birdsong flits by on moonlight.

A steady hand files for classmate gauges,

   Till layers of poetry glance and fight.

While birdsong flits by on moonlight,

   Trying to follow strange, strict guidelines

Till layers of poetry glance and fight,

   The white clouds dance beyond skylines.