The olive drabness of rejection rots
A fruitless branch of unattached, pruned parchment.
Black night of doubt surrounds the judgement. Lots
Of missing feedback for the sapling talent<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Erodes the ego. Friendless fears, like dew
Drops, warp and wrinkle paper. Pencil nubs
With warn eraser caps provoke anew
The memory of their lead-sweat traces. Shrubs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Get sheared, but, writing is a gift that grows
Like graceful grape vines. Read how others write.
Agree or disagree. Allow your prose
Or poetry to be critiqued in light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Engraft into a writing league, and sow
Revised words till they hang as mistletoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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V. Paige Parker is married, has 5 children, and lives in San Antonio. She is a poet with an MFA in Creative Writing in the Catholic Literary Tradition, with a focus on formal poetry, from the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, Texas. She is a member of Well-Read Moms. Her hobbies include playing the guitar and the flute, taking long walks with her husband, and traveling with him. Her website is https:\/\/substack.com\/@vpaigeparker.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n