Richard Lamoureux Poet Quatrain

Attracted To Pretty Cloth

The poor girl is lost
Thinking she is found
Grasping other peoples answers
Straight lines going round and round

Light at end of tunnels
Leads her back to black
She can't keep moving forward
Without truly looking back

With butterfly wings
She flys like a moth
Attracted to pretty fabric
Instead of gold she looks for cloth

The wind seems to take her
From here to over there
Instead of finding her focus
She is the queen of everywhere

A can can dancer
With her two left feet
Exuberantly stepping
Yet completly off the beat

No one can help her
Her ears fully blocked
Sometimes people have their patterns
Within those lines they are locked

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Debbie Guzzi July 10, 2014 at 7:10 PM we try so many paths in life they are not all the right ones but we must keep trying! Light & Love Richard Lamoureux July 11, 2014 at 7:19 AM That is true Debbie.

Monterey Sirak July 5, 2014 at 7:18 AM A very deep poem from you. The first two lines set the tone and you match it word for word. The saddest part of being lost is not knowing it. Richard Lamoureux July 5, 2014 at 9:12 AM Yes if you think you have found the destination you end up staying in the wrong spot for way to long.

Andrea Dietrich July 5, 2014 at 1:40 AM THis poem makes me curious to know the girl's circumstances. The title is so befitting for this poem's message , the one thing the girl is able to focus on and love. Richard Lamoureux July 5, 2014 at 9:14 AM She is ignoring the patterns of the past and therefore continues the same patterns over and over without making any progress. Through it all she imagines her own enlightenment

Verlena S. Walker July 4, 2014 at 2:08 PM Nicely done Rick... Might one day she define her dilemma? Enjoyed... Verlena Richard Lamoureux July 5, 2014 at 9:10 AM I hope so Verlena.

Charmaine Chircop July 3, 2014 at 11:57 AM Its sad when one keep looking back or walking in wrong directions..I pity everyone in such situation.Im sure I have been in the wrong place at the wrong time at times when i misleaded myself,but We do learn from our mistakes along the way.Blocked ears and stubborness won t help.A very clever post Richard..Always with words to chew upon. Richard Lamoureux July 5, 2014 at 9:09 AM I think when people grab onto someone else's dream they are unable to grasp their own dreams.

Constance La France July 3, 2014 at 8:35 AM Richard, you have penned a gem of a poem, well done Richard Lamoureux July 3, 2014 at 9:12 AM Thanks, ;0)

Casarah Nance July 3, 2014 at 7:59 AM Wow spectacular, I love this. Richard Lamoureux July 3, 2014 at 8:11 AM Good morning Casarah. Thanks :0)

Tim Smith July 3, 2014 at 7:49 AM Nice one Richard....many are lost and put up a front that they are found....have a glorious weekend my friend... Tim Richard Lamoureux July 3, 2014 at 7:54 AM Hi Tim, thanks for being the first to comment.