Michael Degenhardt Poet Quatrain

Free Spirit (Or Is It Worth It?)

No shackles keep me captured
Nor prison walls, confined
I’m a person, always moving
Sentenced never, to serve time

A traveler from town to town
Free sprit, through and true
Seeking happiness at every turn
To escape the world of blue

It seems, though not committed
To myself I, therefore, remain
A searcher then, with burdened load
A man, with only name

No possessions on my person
There’s no love within my heart
And though I’m a free spirit
Of no life I’ll be a part

So saddened by the truth of it
As from town to town I roam
No, I never will be captured
Sadly, I’ll never find a home

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Michael Jordan July 24, 2008 at 11:58 PM Well Michael - I lived my life this way for a period of time - Then I was captured and placed in the Prison cell - Again and again - Totally enjoyed your poem - Blessings Michael

Angela Crabtree July 24, 2008 at 9:29 AM Ooh, Michael. I love this one. Wish I would have written it, because it goes with a theme I'm working on. I love the feel of the lonely vagabond - Desperado and all. This had an excellent flow also. Bravo!!! Love, Ivy