Michael Jordan Poet Couplet

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For whatever reason we write
Bright of day dark of night

The salty taste of a single tear
The love of one we hold so dear

The ever-changing cycle of seasons
Friends lost for various reasons

The ups, downs, highs and lows
The oh my God here she goes

The, I love her and she loves him
The shadow with an evil grin

The load that is too great to bear
Those who do and do not care

I have pondered the reason why
Poets share the tears they cry

Poets share their brightest days
Poets share their darkest ways

Poets offer their hearts and souls
All their failures and all their goals

Poets just like you and I
Feathers falling from the sky

Floating softly to the ground
We take our voice and write it down

Write it down for the world to see
The answers are found in poetry

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Barbara Gorelick January 9, 2010 at 1:50 AM Hi there, congrats on being featured ...I love this look at the "poet"...hope you are well..I know you must be busy. How is school going? Miss you. BG

Kim Hilliker January 9, 2010 at 1:24 AM Beautiful and true poem. Poets - we come in all shapes and sizes. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on being featured.

Ololade Omololu January 7, 2010 at 3:01 AM imagine a world without poets. many would die not knowing the beauty of life and love. happy new year!

Daver Austin January 5, 2010 at 12:05 PM Hi, Mike. Congrats on this selection. You've nailed poetry. Love, daver

James Fraser January 5, 2010 at 9:05 AM Many congratulations on your fine poetry being featured this week Michael > wonderful piece, Happy New Year to you >> James

Caroline Cécile Delacroix January 4, 2010 at 8:17 PM A real beautiful poem, inspiring, well written and rhymed. A joy to read. Congrats on your poem being featured this week. Well deserved. Happy new year! Caroline.

January 4, 2010 at 12:17 PM Lovely poem with good use of rhyme. I really like the perspective. Congratulations on being featured. Keep up the good writing. Enjoy your honor. Karen

Brian Strand January 4, 2010 at 12:29 AM Congrats on your feature this week Michael.Rgds Brian

Raul Moreno May 3, 2009 at 2:37 PM Two great entries Michael, best of luck in the next round...Raul

Carol Sunshine Brown April 10, 2009 at 8:02 AM Michael, congratulations on your two poems making it into the semi finals. Wishing you the best of luck in the finals. Love, Carol

Elaine George April 1, 2009 at 8:43 PM My dear Michael, Feathers falling from the sky. Oh! how I love this metaphor of a poet. As you know, dear Michael, all your poetry always touches my heart. Best wishes to you in the finals. Your friend, lainie

Trudy Diane Rider March 31, 2009 at 11:41 AM I'm so glad this made the firs round cut Michael! I love this poem! Good Luck! (hope you are doing well my Friend!) ~Trudy~

Heidie Buys March 30, 2009 at 3:19 PM Congratulations on having two poems selected for the finals. Well done and best wishes for the final round. Love Heidie

Ed Coet October 1, 2008 at 9:36 AM I am the editor of the Blue Fog Journal – an international poetry journal. This Couplet poem caught my eye. It is impressive. Hence, I encourage you to submit it to the Blue Fog Journal. This is a very rare “by invitation” request. If you are interested please add “Submitted at the request of Blue Fog Editor Ed Coet” in the subject line after the title of the poem. Here is the link: http://bluefogjournal.com/submission-guidelines/ Best wishes, ED

Michaela Payne September 28, 2008 at 3:40 PM wow michael, I have no words for how amazing this write was you have said this beautifully and it's just amazing. I'm so glad I read this. ~Michaela~

Laura Mckenzie September 24, 2008 at 10:57 AM HERE HERE the Master of words has spoken the best youv'e ever done! I love this poem it flows and hits all the subject matter we poets think of ! EXCELLENT laura :O)

Joseph Spence Sr September 22, 2008 at 3:54 PM Hello Mike, I really like this rhyming couplet poem. One may find a lot of golden nuggets in each line. I like the flow of each from beginning to end and the message each contains. I can see wonderful images also. Great job! ~Joseph

Brian Strand September 21, 2008 at 11:32 PM Sorry about my senior moment Michael.Rgds Brian & thanks for your welcome observations on my postings

P Sheart September 21, 2008 at 4:28 PM Hello Dear Michael I love your sentiments within this couplet write. They are all so beautiful and just fill my heart with such understanding and love for what we as poets feel in our daily lives. Together we put our feelings out there to be read and embraced by all. When we touch just one, we have made our efforts at writing complete. Keep writing my friend, I for one can't get enough of your beautiful heart, mind and soul, very real and true. Blessings to you/yours. Love Light Truth Patty

Cassidy Loy September 21, 2008 at 3:41 PM This was amazingly wellwritten. I love it. It is so true. I like the part "The salty taste of a single tear The love of one we hold so dear The ever-changing cycle of seasons Friends lost for various reasons" Well done. This was an awesome write. Keep writing --Cassidy

Deneen White September 21, 2008 at 2:53 PM so true Michael, this is the best way we know how to deal with our pains, our ups or down our highs our lows, and for the most part we know that the people on this site are probably people we will never in life meet, sometimes it's easier to talk with strangers for the are less biased, thanks for your comments, this is a great write, hope all is well with you and your family, take care D-nyce

Matthew Anish September 21, 2008 at 7:35 AM A lot of answers in poetry! P-K4 - I still haven't gotten used to algebraic. If you want to play 5 minute(blitz chess) you can hit blitz chess then hit "fly or die)

Leokadia Durmaj September 21, 2008 at 6:49 AM Your words touch my heart they are truly beautiful Michael, I believe poetry comes from the heart and soul thus the reason it is so beautiful. Thank you for your kind comments and your welcome. You will have to laugh, thinking I was replying to a review, I gave myself one, would you know how I can delete it, or do I forever hang my head in shame... take care, Leokadia

Sharon Winter September 21, 2008 at 6:46 AM So beautifully expressed Michael, as always. On the lighter side, I love your line "The oh my God there she goes"! Too funny. And yes, poetry is a huge answer for so many of us. Well said. Love, Shar

Kristin Reynolds September 21, 2008 at 4:15 AM Yes, indeed. like I just said to Heidi, for me, writing is like purging, letting whatever it may be on the mind, out, the magic of paper (letting the paper eat our worry) frees up our souls for peace - like a prayer. I loved this, God bless you, too - Kristin

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