A Poetic Legacy

My fortune
self-expression

To this
the Lord has willed

For other men
it’s land or gold

By verses
I’m instilled

My riches 
so enamored

To couplets
I belong

And leave
my only legacy

In meter, rhyme
— and song

(Dreamsleep: November, 2025)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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