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A Few Simple Rhymes

I have been given A talent for verse I may be no genius But I’ve read much worse My thoughts are arranged In cadence they rhyme These inner expressions Of mind, space and time Whenever they dance Emotions are stirred Conveyed from the heart Like the song of a bird A painter will hope And a poet will pray That what they create Will be felt in some way By those who would gaze at And those who would read Their brush strokes and verses Creatively freed Just scratchings on paper? A few simple rhymes? So carelessly spent like nickels and dimes? Not careless, you see But purposely placed In balanced perfection And rhythmically spaced The writing of poems Can help to unwind Some deep-seated tensions And unlock the mind So take my advice Let activity cease And your inner expressions Will find their release Then joyfully wait And watch as each line Of poetry leaps From your heart to mine

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Bobby May

Date: 1/10/2019 7:50:00 AM

That is excellent very well done Michael!

Michael Wise
Date: 1/10/2019 7:59:00 AM

Thank u kindly, Bobby! :)

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 1/10/2019 2:31:00 AM

This is what I hope poetry does for other, because it does for me: "The writing of poems Can help to unwind Some deep-seated tensions And unlock the mind" - Terrific ideas!

Michael Wise
Date: 1/10/2019 6:36:00 AM

I was going to put something in there about the fact that poetry doesn't always need to rhyme, it's just my particular forte, but then I figured pretty much everyone here would already know that anyway. Thank u Caren. :)