Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

In Tribute To a Poetess

You are an idealist, you run with your heart bouncing on your sleeve.
You are fearless; you give intimate details of your life.
Your pen is ready to take on the world.
You could be sixteen, twenty-six, or sixty-two.
It is hard to guess with the likes of you.

So I decide to read more of your poems, my friend.
You give some clues that I wonder are right.
You say I was “six or eight” six years ago.
But I do not picture a twelve-year-old with your vocabulary.
So I figure this poem was written a few years ago.
You take up for Black Lives Matter, and George Floyd.
You take up for transgender and gay children.

You are an idealist.  A friend to the friendless.
You are Jewish. You are confident. You are amazing.
I am going to guess that you are seventeen but I could be wrong.
You could be forty-five or eighty nine.
You have wisdom.
You have a compassion.
You have a sense of humor.
Age does not matter.

♡Like0

Share Poem

---

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart July 16, 2020 at 9:01 AM This is wonderful! She sounds wonderful too, like you :))) xomo! Caren Krutsinger July 17, 2020 at 1:50 AM Thank you Mo. She is a poetess on a different poetry site. The challenge was to read her poetry and guess her age. I honestly think she is young, but she might be older, just remembering how young felt. Age does not matter. Her poetry is wonderful; thank you for a lovely compliment my friend!