Fantasy Poem by Edwina Reizer

I do not live in a fantasy world
but my poetry takes me there.
It arouses my feelings when I write
and takes me on a wing and a prayer
to every place that brings me joy,
to love and sweetness that I see,
to quests for truth to come alive,
to art and the beauty of symmetry.

And of course this world that's at odds with itself
when I put my pen away
assures me that my written words
are fantasy everyday.
For joy and love and truthfulness
and the quest for truth seem moot.
For our leaders, Kings and rulers
are never in their pursuit.