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An End-Of-Year Self-Assessment

How do I write a poem about me, What story is there to tell? Do my words paint pictures, Do they cast a spell? What would someone say if he wrote a critique About what it is that makes me unique? I am often a dreamer, And in my dreams I'll be found Singing and dancing and prancing around In swell musical productions Full of glorious technicolor, Stupendous cinemascope, Quadrophonic sound, And, of course, the more recent innovation of spectacular HD. These days my slumber's not nearly so deep, And my dreams are interrupted at least twice a night And, often as not, I can't get right back to sleep. So as we come to another year's end, I find myself sitting alone here again With pen in hand and tongue in cheek Painting word pictures, Casting my spells, And trying my damnedest to be unique. Is this an attribute of, Or homage to, My latent creativity, Or a reflection of my artistic vanity, Or merely a part of my all too-natural fallibility? After all, I'm only what I'm here to be. So how do I write a poem about me, What story is there to tell? I was born, I grew; I learned, I knew; I loved a few; I won not one; I lost a lot; I proved, I got to here today, Scribbling and painting and casting away, Still trying my best to weave a spell, And hoping that some future critiquer Will find me, not trite, But a trifle uniquer.

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Date: 2/10/2023 4:22:00 PM
I can’t believe I’m the first to comment on this poem, Jim! I think it’s wonderful! It isn’t easy to sum up our lives in a poem, but you’ve given a delightful picture of yourself and yes, I find you to be much more “uniquer” than most!
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/11/2023 9:27:00 AM
Thank you, Ilene. You can "critique" me any time. I hope I've only "summed" my life up to now, and that there is at least a little more to come.

Book: Shattered Sighs