Susan Martin
Wizard's Wand
(Pantun)
A magic spell is what I need
To cast out demons from my dreams
A wizard's wand to intercede
With grace the gifts of life redeem
To cast out demons from my dreams
That disappointments do not rule
With grace the gifts of life redeem
And never live as fortune's fool
That disappointments do not rule
To put behind what's past as done
And never live as fortune's fool
Is progress forward half begun
To put behind what's past as done
A wizard's wand to intercede
Is progress forward half begun
A magic spell is what I need
Bio
Susan Martin is a retired English and creative writing teacher. She has had poetry and short fiction published in several literary magazines. Most recently she has had poetry published in Improv 2014, Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, Still Crazy literary Magazine, and The Society of Classical Poets. She was a prize winner in Oneal Walters 2009 Women's Inspirational Contest and the New Jersey Poetry Society's 2012 Annual contest. She won Honorable Mention in Torrid Literature Journal's 2014 Annual Contest.