A Poem by Janet Rice Carnahan

EMPTY WELL

 

Bottom,

Dwelling space,

 

Echo into the night,

Begging,

 

For fullness to come,

Silent if needed,

 

Stir the stars,

Into action,

 

Prepare,

To overflow,

 

Once heard,

Through cloudy mist,

 

Doubting the downpour,

May chase,

 

Pounding potential,

Deep underground,

 

Afraid to sound,

The call again,

 

Despite all,

Whistle,

 

See if rain,

Drizzles, drips,

 

Wind whips the sea,

Snow melts fast enough,

 

Perhaps just the dew,

Of a million flowers,

 

Will, at least, cover,

The empty depth,

 

Never to drain out,

Needlessly . . .

 

 

Again!

 

 

 

Janet Rice Carnahan lives in Laguna Beach, California, among artists, photographers and writers and all who enjoy the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean. Born on the northern California coast, she’s inspired by the sea, a joy shared with her husband, adult children, family and friends. Janet’s published work includes a cover photo, caption and poems in an anthology, “Prompted: An International Collection of Poems”, December 2011. More recently, her poems were published in, “Pyrokinection”, “Jellyfish Whispers”, “The Camel Saloon”, “The Mind[less] Muse” and “Three Line Poetry”.