Mary Rotman Poet Rhyme

Funk-------Contest All the Things You Are

Speak to me of true love
And I’ll show you a dog
Preach to me of wetlands
I’ll take you to a bog

Sing about sweet Christmas cheer
And we’ll read about suicide
Discourse on the sanctity of childhood
I’ll teach you of fratricide

Write poems on the joys of life
And I’ll listen to your lies
Rhapsodize on friendship
We’ll learn how friendship dies

Show me purple clouds at sunset
I’ll warn you of storms to come
Rave about the fires of hell
I’ll show you where I’m from

                                         July 28, 2015

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Mary Rotman July 30, 2015 at 2:37 PM Happy to hear that you have a happy life. I definitely struggle. I got that info from Kay Redfield Jamison's "Touched with Fire." It's a wonderful read that makes a connection between talent in the arts and mental illness. I highly recommend it. And thanks again for your comments.

Andrea Dietrich July 29, 2015 at 12:53 AM oh wow, this is a great way to SHOW and not TELL about who you are . You are unique. I LIKES IT!! (oh, am just reading what you told Jan about poets. I think I am not a true poet. I am happy as a bowl of punch!)

Jan Allison July 28, 2015 at 12:58 PM Oh Mary this is deep dark and so sad - the second and fourth stanzas in particular hit me so so hard:-( good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx7 Jan Allison July 28, 2015 at 1:31 PM Oh it sure is cathartic - is getting me through the worst period ever in my life! :-) hugs Jan xx Mary Rotman July 28, 2015 at 1:27 PM It's just truth. After all, research shows that up to 90% of poets suffer from depression, bipolar disorder, etc. Writing poetry is cathartic. "But, for the unquiet heart and brain,. A use in measured language lies" ----Tennyson Thanks for your sweet comments as always.