Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Glorious Edifying Romantic Words

Glorious words, 
romantic missives, 
Unused obscure
edifying words 

created, or 
used in fantastically
beautiful ways 
by 
lexiconic guru,
and vocabulary maestro.

Intimidating 
most of us. 
Me anyway. 

I do not know these fancy words. 
Never thought I would need them.

Not sure I even write poetry. 
I pour my feelings onto a page 
Only using 
simple every day
common words


These words I recognize
quickly and with feeling
Street-friendly words
make sense to me.

There might be
thousands of 
better words I could use.

Gloriously, edifying
romantical type words,
But for me,

I have to use
Simple, every day
words I am comfortable 
using.

Because my eyes
are so over-used
already, I do not
think they can
take any more
romantical, edifying,
glorifying, fancy-dancy words.

Not today anyway.

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Rhona Mcferran November 28, 2018 at 6:38 PM Simply worded poetry is just as wonderful as the wordier stuff- and sometimes other people's eyes just need simple words, too! ;) Caren Krutsinger November 28, 2018 at 11:07 PM I am glad of that, believe me!

Chris Green November 28, 2018 at 11:25 AM I know what you mean and I am guilty of using them as well. Just between us...I sometimes make up words if they fit the rhythm and look romantic. : ) This was fun Caren. Caren Krutsinger November 28, 2018 at 11:43 AM Thank you Chris. I am on a little 3-day sabbatical thanks to a winter storm blizzard. and this on the heels of Thanksgiving vacation, which was 5 days. I am missing my job, but a great time to write some poems for sure!