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For once in my life,
I want to be a poem,
Written with many metaphors,
By a poet with a heart that flows
Flowers of romanticism like the rivers
That roar with devotion deeper than the oceans. 
I may never last forever,
Immortalise me in your poem,
I want to smile forever,
I have had oceans of tears
Splashing my heart 
And tearing me apart. 
Little less anaphora,
Much more allusion,
Refer not a rhyme or a rhythm,
Let me be free, wild and witty,
Just like the sunflowers smiling
In sunbeams in those dreamy paintings,
Let my hair be reckless like waves,
My eyes serene like grey graves,
My lips rosy like bleeding caves,
My fragrance drowsy and dreamy like the dead poets.  

Can you write me like those burned up passionate pages in the night where the moon is just hanging low longing to be brought down in the grave glow of the cherry red candlelight. 

Please, please,
Let me be a poem,
Say yes, say that you will write me,
Your glorious glass pen,
Ingenious emerald ink
Crunching on an aged, mushy parchment paper. 

My typewriter won't work,
The ink on my fingers consumed me,
I choked on my coffee,
I am nothing but just shards of the coffee cup
That kissed my mouth every morning 
With gardens and gloom,
Brought a sparkle on my face 
That tends to bloom. 

I want to be a poem.
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Date: 9/3/2025 4:05:00 PM
Enchanting and creative, Anne. Congratulations on your POTD.
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Date: 8/22/2025 5:18:00 AM
Anne.....Enthralling and imaginative. You make me want to be a poem too. Such an interesting, stream of consciousness poem. So much convincing passion enclosed in these lines. A delightful read.
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Date: 7/30/2025 12:40:00 PM
Well poem of the day.' From your verse so free All of life is 'breathed poetry' yes even you or Me.' It does not allways seem like that.! Yet its A test as i see.' Ann you entwined in its lines.' That run throughout the heavens.' Just take it From me.'
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Anne Winter
Date: 8/1/2025 7:15:00 AM
Dear Joe, thank you so much!!
Date: 7/21/2025 5:01:00 AM
You would make a lovely poem Anne! Imaginative, creative and enthralling poem from a sweet heart! Congratulations on POTD my friend! Debx
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/22/2025 5:52:00 AM
Dear Deb, thank you so much for writing such lovely note! Your note brought a heartfelt smile to my face. Thank you so much! I truly appreciate you :)
Date: 7/19/2025 11:34:00 AM
- Dear Anne a little late... but, better late than never as they say... congratulations on your p.o.t.d. :) - hugs
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/20/2025 5:33:00 AM
Dear Anne-Lise, thank you so much! I appreciate you :) hugs
Date: 7/19/2025 8:47:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD win. What a creative/wonderful write. Love the ending... I also would love to be a poem. I have been off the computer for a few days. Have a blessed day with your wonderful win...................
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/20/2025 5:32:00 AM
Dear Paula, what a delight to see your note! Thank you so much! I appreciate you! Best, Anne
Date: 7/17/2025 5:15:00 PM
Surprise!!! You may already be. Ive written poetry for women around me, One in the same building I'm in right now. But I should not show it to her she may be married.
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/20/2025 5:32:00 AM
Thank you so much!
Date: 7/16/2025 2:39:00 PM
An utter delight in creativity and refined execution. Gonna fave. Blessings S:) x
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/20/2025 5:31:00 AM
Dear Sam, thank you so much for faving my poem, I truly appreciate you!
Date: 7/15/2025 8:26:00 AM
Very clever, Anne. A Fav poem for me. A belated congratulations on Poem of the Day!
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/16/2025 3:02:00 AM
Thank you so much, Mark! I appreciate you :)
Date: 7/14/2025 10:43:00 PM
just wonderful, you are a very inspiring poet, thanks a lot
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/15/2025 3:08:00 AM
Dear Yann, Thank you so much for the praise, I truly appreciate you! I missed hearing from you, my friend. Best, Anne
Date: 7/14/2025 5:21:00 PM
I appreciate the passion and intensity of your words....a well deserved POTD
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/15/2025 3:09:00 AM
Thankyou so much :)
Date: 7/14/2025 2:06:00 PM
I appreciate the passion and intensity of your words....a well deserved POTD
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/15/2025 3:09:00 AM
Thank you very much, Dear Sara!
Date: 7/14/2025 10:37:00 AM
Gosh, how stunningly evocative and breathtaking this poem is, dear sweet Anne! You've such a brilliant poetic heart and that is evident through how effortlessly you infuse emotions within artistic verses, you've your own unique talented way of weaving words and I'm absolutely mesmerized. So impeccably you've described that desire to become eternal by becoming a poem, that has its own depth and devotion, own dialed and a long lived dream. I could also resonate with the ache here along with the poignancy which you've expressed in a heartfelt manner "My eyes serene like grey graves, My lips rosy like bleeding caves, My fragrance drowsy and dreamy like the dead poets" Ahh, those similes, metaphors and imagery! Everything is purely artistic here. Heartiest congratulations on the well-deserved honour of POTD, my sweet friend. This one deserves all the accolades and is surely one of my FAVs ~ sending light and hugs!
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/15/2025 3:11:00 AM
Oh, my dearest Hiya, your comment truly touched my heart, I feel so appreciated and grateful! How lucky I am to read your lovely note! How sweet you are, my lovely friend! I truly appreciate you! Thank you so much from the depth of my heart! Love, Anne
Date: 7/13/2025 4:44:00 PM
Dearest Anne, after reading your words for the first time, I could feel the depth of your heart. Your talent shines brighter than the sun. You are a poem, a beautiful masterpiece my sweet friend. Congratulations on Poem of the Day. My best to you. :) Hugs, Brandy
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/13/2025 9:47:00 PM
Dearest Brandy, your words melted my heart, thank you so much for being so sweet and kind. I appreciate you so much! Love, Anne
Date: 7/13/2025 12:39:00 PM
Hey! Congrats for your POTD! <3
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/13/2025 9:45:00 PM
Thank you so much! :)
Date: 7/13/2025 12:03:00 PM
Congratulations on your POTD Anne! Well-deserved and amazing accomplishment! Back with congrats~ Enjoy your day
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/13/2025 9:45:00 PM
Dear Anaya, thank you so much, lovely friend :)
Date: 7/13/2025 10:53:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD.Well done!
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Date: 7/13/2025 9:44:00 PM
Dear Daisy, thank you so much :)
Date: 7/13/2025 10:35:00 AM
Your glorious glass pen, Ingenious emerald ink.. The ink on my fingers consumed … Congrats on POTD!
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Date: 7/13/2025 9:44:00 PM
Dear Kim, thank you so much!
Date: 7/13/2025 10:30:00 AM
Back to say, Congratulations on your POTD honor, Anne. Enjoy your special day of recognition, my new friend, A poet friend in Texas, Bill
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/13/2025 9:44:00 PM
Dear Bill, I appreciate your heartfelt note, dear friend :)
Date: 7/13/2025 10:21:00 AM
A heartfelt poem. Your poem deserved POTD.
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/13/2025 9:43:00 PM
Dear Jay, thank you so much for writing such a wonderful note :)
Date: 7/13/2025 9:43:00 AM
There are worse things for a person to want to be...I suppose. A beautifully written piece, nonetheless, Anne, and congrats on POTD.
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/13/2025 9:42:00 PM
To be a poem is a wonderful thing to want to be. Thank you so much for writing such a lovely comment :)
Date: 7/13/2025 6:23:00 AM
Dearest Anne, a love letter to poetry itself and somehow, it feels like a love letter to being seen, cherished, and remembered. I felt like you were speaking for every soul who’s ever wanted to be more than just a fleeting moment in someone’s life every heart that’s longed to be immortalized in art, to have their pain and beauty turned into something lasting. You deserve to be a poem, Anne. You already are one. It’s so vulnerable and so brave. It’s the kind of request that only someone who truly loves words and life and longing could make. Congrats on POTD! Summer Blessings, Dear Anne, Daniel
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/13/2025 9:41:00 PM
Dearest Daniel, a few days ago, I had this thought that how wonderful it would be if someone ever wrote a poem for me or about me. To be somebody's muse for poetry. I ended up writing this poem full of emotions. Thank you so much for writing such a lovely comment, I always appreciate you. With love and respect always, Anne
Date: 7/13/2025 5:59:00 AM
I've seen this theme written before it's all over when Googled. Nevertheless you've put your own spin on it and made it yours. Wishing you an enjoyable day in the sun
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/13/2025 9:38:00 PM
Dear Tom, thank you so much for the praise, I appreciate you :)
Date: 7/13/2025 5:55:00 AM
Anne, wonderfully penned. Congratulations on POTD.
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/13/2025 9:37:00 PM
Dear Tania, thank you so much, I appreciate you :)
Date: 7/13/2025 5:21:00 AM
Me too... lovely. Congrats on POTD. God bless you, love, Gina
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Anne Winter
Date: 7/13/2025 9:36:00 PM
Dear Regina, thank you so much for the praise, my heart is full of gratitude :)
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