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Eve Roper Poet Free verse Poem

The Power Of Fiction

My love of books changes the mood that I’m in.
And engages me in a life other than my own.
A life that I can relive in my mind
And feel love, loss, joy, and despair in my heart.

The power of storytelling can make me feel young or old,
A mystery writer like Edgar Allan Poe
Or a master in brilliant colors like Michelangelo.
A gymnast with artistic expression,
Or a leisure bicyclist riding along the road.
Or on a luxurious voyaging Caribbean ship,
Or a pirate ship raiding the seas.
Hiking in the beautiful wooded mountains,
Or freshwater fishing off the shore or in a small boat.
I can be Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solving a mystery.
I can laugh with all my heart and soul,
Or I can grieve a death.

The power of fiction can empower me to be anything I want to be.
Tense, to create my own reality
Create my own world in my mind
The mind is so creative when given a vision,
A feeling; one can create and escape into it.

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Beryl Edmonds October 6, 2026 at 1:42 AM Congratulations Eve on having received Poem of the Week. I enjoyed the read… Beryl

Alison A Smith October 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM A warm, celebratory free-verse poem that captures fiction’s extraordinary capacity to transport, console, and enlarge the self. The flowing catalogue of possible lives—from Poe and Michelangelo to pirates, cyclists, detectives, and mourners—beautifully conveys the freedom a reader finds within imagination. Its direct, heartfelt voice makes the ending especially resonant: reading becomes not simply escape, but a creative act of building whole inner worlds. Congratulations on POTW

Anne-Lise Andresen October 5, 2026 at 12:11 PM - Curled up comfortably, I love reading exciting fiction books ... many people listen to audiobooks these days... I need to have the book in my hands, Eve :) - A great poem :) - Congratulations on your p.o.t.w. :) - hugs

Daniel Henry Rodgers October 5, 2026 at 8:41 AM Dear Eve, Congrats on POTW! What makes your exploration so psychologically rich is how you highlight the elasticity of the ego. By declaring that you can step into the boots of Edgar Allan Poe, Michelangelo, a high-flying gymnast, or Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson simultaneously, you tap into what psychologists call vicarious self-expansion. In a world where external circumstances often constrain, limit, or dictate our roles, the imaginative realm remains completely unconquerable. A wonderful, expansive, and deeply relatable piece, Eve. Blessings, Daniel

Brandy Nicole October 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM Dearest Eve, within the pages of a book, anything is possible indeed, as to where you can go. So true that every emotion is felt. I know that I can feel them so deeply. Congratulations my sweet friend, on Poem of the Week. My best to you. : ) Hugs, Brandy

Paula Goldsmith October 4, 2026 at 7:36 AM Congratulations on your POTW win. I enjoyed reading. "The Power Of Fiction" is a wonderful write. What a great/true ending you have here. A book is a wonderful thing. Have a blessed day/week to come with your with your wonderful win...............

Tania Kitchin October 4, 2026 at 6:11 AM Eve, a wonderful poem. I am am avid reader myself and can relate to your lines. Congratulations on POTW.

sara Etgen-Baker October 4, 2026 at 5:03 AM hearty congrats, dear Eve, on your POTD designation.

Tom Cunningham October 4, 2026 at 4:58 AM Back with congratulations to you Eve on this weeks POTW Well deserved too. Tom🌹

Nette Onclaud October 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM we travel through so many eras and places with the power of fiction ...and your lovely work captures that, eve...

Andrea Dietrich September 30, 2026 at 11:35 PM Very nicely penned. Looks like you are averaging about as many comments as a lot of the rest of us. It's pretty sad. I have a few poems with only one comment. And I give at least 20 comments almost every day!!

Constance La France September 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM Eve, a beautifully penned poem and best of luck in the contest ❤️

Tom Cunningham September 30, 2026 at 10:48 AM Nothing beats getting into a book of fiction and it can take you to some amazing places. Hope you're keeping well Eve. Tom

Previous Poems of the Week

Date	PoemTitle	Poet	Form
Oct 4, 2026	The Power Of Fiction	Eve Roper	Free verse
Sep 27, 2026	Scars of Time	Constance La France	Haibun
Sep 13, 2026	Table for One	Robert James Liguori	Free verse
Sep 6, 2026	Ode to the Bedroom Door	Mike Bayles	Ode
Aug 23, 2026	Grief	Alexis Y.	Free verse
Aug 16, 2026	Fearless	Daniel Turner	Rhyme
Aug 9, 2026	Silver Quest	Mark Toney	Sestina
Aug 2, 2026	Bleakness Suffocates	Sara Jama	Free verse
Jul 26, 2026	Where The Crawdads Sing	Tom Cunningham	Narrative
Jul 19, 2026	Tribute To Carolyn Devonshire	Bartholomew Williams	Acrostic
Jul 12, 2026	Full Moon Dream	Subimal Sinha-Roy	Free verse
Jun 28, 2026	When the Inspector calls	Old Timer Rhymer	Rhyme
Jun 21, 2026	Miracles	Dorothy Gibbons	Free verse
Jun 14, 2026	Serenity	Alison A Smith	Quatrain