I Am

I am the stillness inside of you, the poem unread I am a wayward thought soaring on eagles wings I am truth unparalleled both in fantasy and reality I am a genuflect, a venerate moment on the heart I am a composition of words and a silent phrase I am benevolent and protective, also private I am poetry itself filled with muscle and sinew I am metaphorical with cylindrical happy returns I am a sonneteer, lyricist, verse-maker and creed I am also a soul birthing in formation, I am proud to be who and what I am, a poem endowed...

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Jerry Brotherton

Date: 2/19/2024 3:25:00 AM

You are all these things and much more, my friend.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 2/18/2024 4:44:00 PM

comprehensive list of 'who you are' written with eloquence. I loved each of your 'I am' phrases. Each was beautiful and descriptive. The last two lines, though, were totally captivating. In reading this, I know you a better better...you're wonderfully creative...have a great evening, Sara

Silent One

Date: 2/18/2024 7:12:00 AM

You are poetry my friend... a lovely list of attributes that describe you perfectly...

Mystic Rose Rose
Date: 2/18/2024 10:46:00 AM

it describes every poet who ever lived S, O, including you, thanks for commenting :)