I WISH I HAD WORDS

I wish I had words to describe the moment 

when all I wish for comes true

I wish I could describe the feeling inside

But language seems to bid adieu

leaving me tongue tied sans eloquence

a loss of poise, a loss of balance

I hunt for phrases that are normally found

in well thumbed pages of my lexicon

But I am greeted with pages and pages

of empty lines , the words all gone

leaving me searching for words to speak

stuck without paddle up a creek

This silence is different from the other quiet

which stems from hurt, from being upset

Opposite to the times when I speak too much

And utter things I promptly regret

 But now when my emotions ride high 

why oh why does my inkwell run dry ?

Where do they go ? Where do they hide?

My childhood companions of decades gone by

Why do they escape when needed most ?

A moment most inopportune to flee or fly

Deserted and desolate I lament

 I wish I had words to describe the moment