Rising and Falling

Rising and Falling

I want to feel
The texture of the paper
Underneath the tip
Of the fountain pen.
Listen to the sound
Of the scraping tip
Acquainting itself
With the rough grain.

The rising and falling
  Rising and falling
Rising and falling
Texture of the page.

To spill the ink
And mark you forever!
Guiding the barrel
Firmly and gently
Between the margins
Using no more 
Than my allotted lines.

Rising and falling
  Rising and falling
Rising and falling
On the lines you give!

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