For the Dying, a Journey Through the Alphabet

Avoid becoming concrete.
Death encroaching
freezes great hearts.
Illuminate joy.
Kindle love.
Magnify!
Never orally
practice quaint
rhetoric. Speak truths.
usurp violent waters.
X-ray your zenith.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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January 16, 2015 at 12:02 AM
thank you for the reply
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January 10, 2015 at 10:16 PM
Robert, Congratulations on having your poem featured on Poetry Soup's Home Page. Always & Forever ~LINDA~
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January 11, 2015 at 12:50 AM
Thank you, Linda. Thank you for the welcome and nice words about my poem, too.
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January 7, 2015 at 5:35 PM
Awesome ABC's it flowed together so well I didn't realize with was an abc until the end. Grats on being featured on the homepage :)
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January 7, 2015 at 12:48 PM
Loved it so much! Encourages me to write my own ABC poem!
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January 5, 2015 at 5:30 AM
- A warm welcome to the P - Soup and into the new year 2015 - I look forward to reading more of your poems this year - I hope you will enjoy reading and writing with us, Robert - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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January 2, 2015 at 10:51 PM
I just love this Robert, awesome ABC form...A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun in this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST in hopes it inspires you in some way. I will enjoy following you and your poetry:) This is a great way to start the New Year. Lucky Us, To Have you. Enjoy 2015, with New Poet Friends! @-> LINDA <-@
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