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6/2/2024 for E Words Contest Poetry Contest sponsored by Sotto Poet

Enigma

Do you know?
I don't think so, 
But I dunno.
You know?

Life's an enigma - 
And everything in it.
I'd try to understand,
But I can't pin it
Down.

Experts abound.
They're all around.
I hear their sound.
They're so profound -
Like my leaf blower

...except funnier.

I solemnly pray
There won't come the day
When I can say
I understand 
...Life...
Why solve it?
Evolve it!
Spin it!
I'm glad you're
In it!

Life -
Sometimes it's joyful.
Sometimes it's tragic.
But it's always
Magic.

Life's a mystery
As far as I can see.
To be or not to be?
Come and see me
Sometime.

I don't want to understand.
I just want to hold your hand,
Listen to the band,
And feel the 
Magic.
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June 2, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Great zippy poem David with a lovely sense of fun!! Enjoyed…Debx
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June 2, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Thanks Deb - really glad you liked this one - gives me confidence in stepping out of a structure I know, into something freer.
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