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Bad Ass Rooster

I cheer on your strength yours is more than an ox stronger than any builder’s pillar ~ is your grit but not beyond support. You may not be covered by a roof but your mind is enriched with golden matter generating words that flow smoothly through to your finger tips like word magic it brings forth odes. You share adventures of a tragic past that only a madman could endure but yet so fitting for the offspring of the devil’s sperm you persevered to tell. In the autumn of your life there is nothing left all the material possessions stripped away ~ left in its wake a shell of the man you once were with no keys to turn It is here the richness of your life lies. At the bottom, you find your true worth in the beauty and richness of nature Steadfast it never left but offers solace and in quiet times your only companion. Here, inspiration flows as sounds around become more acute the badass rooster heralds in the dawn and birds sing cheerfully as if just for you. Colors bloom the exotic in orchids and zinnias a display to entice your eyes and fill your mind offering a reminder of what is truly yours that nothing can dismiss while you write away. No key needed.

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Date: 5/2/2021 8:37:00 AM
Looks like you used an awful lot of imagination to write this sparkler of a poem.
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Sheila Henry
Date: 5/2/2021 12:00:00 PM
Initially, it was not meant to be a poem. They were some encouraging words to a friend, who suggested that I publish as a poem--with some minor additions, it became this poem. Thank you for your thoughts on it.
Date: 3/24/2021 4:45:00 AM
well written Sheila from Patrick
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Sheila Henry
Date: 4/25/2021 7:46:00 PM
Thank you so much, Patrick!

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