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Funk-------Contest All the Things You Are

Speak to me of true love And I’ll show you a dog Preach to me of wetlands I’ll take you to a bog Sing about sweet Christmas cheer And we’ll read about suicide Discourse on the sanctity of childhood I’ll teach you of fratricide Write poems on the joys of life And I’ll listen to your lies Rhapsodize on friendship We’ll learn how friendship dies Show me purple clouds at sunset I’ll warn you of storms to come Rave about the fires of hell I’ll show you where I’m from July 28, 2015

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Mary Rotman

Date: 7/30/2015 2:37:00 PM

Happy to hear that you have a happy life. I definitely struggle. I got that info from Kay Redfield Jamison's "Touched with Fire." It's a wonderful read that makes a connection between talent in the arts and mental illness. I highly recommend it. And thanks again for your comments.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/29/2015 12:53:00 AM

oh wow, this is a great way to SHOW and not TELL about who you are . You are unique. I LIKES IT!! (oh, am just reading what you told Jan about poets. I think I am not a true poet. I am happy as a bowl of punch!)

Jan Allison

Date: 7/28/2015 12:58:00 PM

Oh Mary this is deep dark and so sad - the second and fourth stanzas in particular hit me so so hard:-( good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx7

Jan Allison
Date: 7/28/2015 1:31:00 PM

Oh it sure is cathartic - is getting me through the worst period ever in my life! :-) hugs Jan xx

Mary Rotman
Date: 7/28/2015 1:27:00 PM

It's just truth. After all, research shows that up to 90% of poets suffer from depression, bipolar disorder, etc. Writing poetry is cathartic. "But, for the unquiet heart and brain,. A use in measured language lies" ----Tennyson Thanks for your sweet comments as always.