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For the Dying, a Journey Through the Alphabet

Avoid becoming concrete. Death encroaching freezes great hearts. Illuminate joy. Kindle love. Magnify! Never orally practice quaint rhetoric. Speak truths. usurp violent waters. X-ray your zenith.

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/16/2015 12:02:00 AM

thank you for the reply

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/10/2015 10:16:00 PM

Robert, Congratulations on having your poem featured on Poetry Soup's Home Page. Always & Forever ~LINDA~

Robert Sturgill
Date: 1/11/2015 12:50:00 AM

Thank you, Linda. Thank you for the welcome and nice words about my poem, too.

Casarah Nance

Date: 1/7/2015 5:35:00 PM

Awesome ABC's it flowed together so well I didn't realize with was an abc until the end. Grats on being featured on the homepage :)

Pippi B.

Date: 1/7/2015 12:48:00 PM

Loved it so much! Encourages me to write my own ABC poem!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/5/2015 5:30:00 AM

- A warm welcome to the P - Soup and into the new year 2015 - I look forward to reading more of your poems this year - I hope you will enjoy reading and writing with us, Robert - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/2/2015 10:51:00 PM

I just love this Robert, awesome ABC form...A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun in this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST in hopes it inspires you in some way. I will enjoy following you and your poetry:) This is a great way to start the New Year. Lucky Us, To Have you. Enjoy 2015, with New Poet Friends! @-> LINDA <-@