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Keep An Open Mind

Poems are just about everywhere If you keep an open mind So many things can prompt a verse Just seek and ye shall find Sometimes everyday happenings Inspire you to sit and write A robin frantically yanking on a worm A kid wobbly riding a bike A construction worker in a hard hat Two lovers hand in hand Traffic lights flashing red and green Sounds of a Dixieland Band Keep an eye out for things around you As mundane as they may seem Look deeper into what's going on You may find a hidden theme Poems are just about everywhere If you keep an open mind

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Timothy Ray

Date: 6/9/2022 1:06:00 PM

Exactly...cannot be better said....

Jack Ellison
Date: 6/9/2022 2:02:00 PM

Simple eh! Thanks a bunch Tim!

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 5/20/2022 12:36:00 PM

Hello Happy Jack, I love this to Jack .Yes poems are everywhere. Just look around for ideas. I heard that there is a sickness called The monkey Pox. It is in Canada also other countries. U.S.A. We have to cope with the virus and now The Monkey Pox. What next? I wonder. Love, Darlene xxxx-oooo.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 5/20/2022 4:25:00 PM

Hello Happy Jack, I wonder how Monkey pox got its name. It is in Canada now. So now we have the virus and the monkey pox. I wonder what is next. Love, Darlene xxxx-oooo.

Jack Ellison
Date: 5/20/2022 1:18:00 PM

The Monkey Pox??? What? LOL Guess they've run out of names! Happy day!

L Milton Hankins

Date: 5/20/2022 11:19:00 AM

Ah, I love this, Jack, and it is such an inspiration to those of us who write a wide variety and type of poems. A FAVE!

Jack Ellison
Date: 5/20/2022 1:15:00 PM

Hey thanks Mr Hankins!!! Much appreciated as usual... have a good rest of the day!

Paulette Calasibetta

Date: 5/20/2022 7:54:00 AM

My goodness, you hit the nail on the head with your lyrical rhyme~Surely a mantra for all poets. :)Paulette

Jack Ellison
Date: 5/20/2022 8:31:00 AM

Aw thank you dear Paulette! It's so easy eh... themes are all around us! Just have to recognize them! Thanks for dropping by sweetie! Love, Jack XOX

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/20/2022 4:13:00 AM

So true Jack, inspiration for poems are everywhere. Tom

Jack Ellison
Date: 5/20/2022 5:02:00 AM

Open my in-box and there you are the ever faithful Thomas from across the sea! I should write one about us and our everyday pitter patter... could put it into book form and sell a million! lol! Cheers from Canada!