Fly Or Die

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I sit with page in front of me not blank, as you may think. My words are on the brink of flying or dying, you see. So I’ll just sit, and stare, and blink and try to make it better, maybe change a letter, to get my feet and rhymes in sync. When I’m stuck and mind in fetter I’ll dream of flying high. Not wanting words to die, I become a phrase abetter.

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Panagiota Romios

Date: 10/13/2022 4:19:00 PM

You are sooo cool! A phrase a better. ))) I know I need a nudge to get writing. Sometimes, I think we poets are a dime a dozen.LOL. And I get exhausted trying to inspire a world that seems only to cherish entertainment, cascades of voluminous words and imagery. Know what I mean? Pangie

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 10/13/2022 5:39:00 PM

Hey Pangie - thanks! I do know what you mean. I write for myself, sometimes short and "sweet" and sometimes laden with "words" ad nauseam. Mostly, I like fun :))

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 10/7/2022 4:46:00 PM

Hi Linda Alice, I like your description of words on the brink of flying or dying, that's how I feel too sometimes :)

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 10/8/2022 6:28:00 AM

Thank you Michelle. Sometimes I'll write a poem, read it the next day or two, then totally change it or the form LOL. Thanks for stopping by. :)

Vijay Pandit

Date: 10/7/2022 12:36:00 PM

Creativity flows through-- sharpening your thoughts, Linda. I like the finished product.

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 10/7/2022 2:59:00 PM

Hello friend Vijay. Thank you for your thoughtful and supportive comments. Enjoy the rest of the day. Linda

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 10/7/2022 7:50:00 AM

You'll fly with your poetry.

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 10/7/2022 7:53:00 AM

Aww. So sweet and encouraging Victor Thank you. hugs, Linda