How Do I Know You'Re a Poet

How do I know you're a poet
By the very words you sow
From the highest high of all the highs
To the deepest depths below
The way you pour out your heart
In every syllable as they flow
That is how I know you hold to
The poet in your soul

How do I know you're a poet
Because you take the simple facts
That life's ups and downs have thrown your way
By the way you throw them back
The way you upset the apple cart
With the words that you display
How do I know you're a poet
Your soul it does betray

How do I know you're a poet
By the way it is I'm moved
From the first line to the end of time
In the words that you let loose
No need to really ask
How it is I know
Everything I read and see
Points to the poet in your soul
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016


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Date: 11/14/2018 6:51:00 PM
Awesome poem, Mike. Love it.
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Date: 6/6/2016 9:10:00 PM
For some reason I started writing poems after my Dad died, I guess its good therapy in a way like you kind of state in your nice poem! Heck, its cheaper than seeing Dr. Phil, lol!:)
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Mike Hauser
Date: 6/6/2016 11:02:00 PM
Your dad would be proud!
Date: 6/6/2016 6:45:00 AM
I'm no poet Mike just an impostor lol. Started writing only as a result of my circumstances at the time and the drivel continues to flow lol:-) hugs jan xx
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Mike Hauser
Date: 6/6/2016 7:09:00 AM
Lol! I'm with you there! I'm just a guy that's learned to rhyme with crazy ideas!
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