Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

I Will Read Just One More Poem

Melodic truth resonates from this one
That one is dour, and dank
A jazziness parades out of the next one
I should stop reading but I can’t
Because reading poetry is the highlight 
Of my otherwise dreary, ugly, cheap day.

One more, I promise myself. 
But I read ten more.
Two make me laugh, 
One brings me nearly to tears.
I would have cried but the author
Added a note that it was not real.
I do not like it when they do that.

I am in a great mood now.
Eating my cookies, parading through poem after poem.
I am getting lighter and happier. 
I turn into a butterfly.
Drift out of my heart onto a delicate pink rose.
Off with her head! I feel my head rolling.
Mississippi, Kentucky, Iowa, Nebraska.
I am traveling the states now.
But even they cannot bring me back to this realm.
I am in floating into the trees now.

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart July 22, 2020 at 9:45 AM I enjoyed this! Going to hang out in this treetop for a while me thinks, spectacular view. ~x Caren Krutsinger July 22, 2020 at 11:22 PM Hang out all you want, we can find you when we need to.

Tom Cunningham July 22, 2020 at 9:03 AM Sometimes I say to myself, I'll just look in for a few minutes, next thing an hour or two has past lol. We need more hours in the day, 24 isn't enough. Tom Caren Krutsinger July 22, 2020 at 11:22 PM I have to tell you Tom it is so easy for me to keep reading and reading and reading.

Ilene Bauer July 22, 2020 at 6:52 AM ha! love this, caren! keep reading! Caren Krutsinger July 22, 2020 at 11:22 PM I have to admit I get a lot of ideas from other people's poetry.