Life is a Book

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6/27/2025 for juxtaposition Poetry Contest sponsored by Regina Mcintosh

life is a book in the beginning you hold it in your hands new, fresh, unblemished it is only potential who knows what dreams it holds? at the end you look back at a story, cherished you hate to put it down it's sad to realize it's over it was wonderful, but... so different from the story you imagined when you picked it up

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Jeanette Swan

Date: 7/14/2025 3:10:00 AM

I agree! It also reminds me of art or sewing, looking at the materials before starting, and how differently the work ends up to how it seemed in forethought. life is a book, a tapestry... I like the size of your poem and the length of the lines too. It feels like a thought that has been polished. Faved. J :)

David Crandall
Date: 7/14/2025 3:40:00 PM

hmm, that's interesting. I guess a lot of things are like that - pieces of art, etc. I'm glad to hear you liked it. I remember thinking when I wrote it that it would be between two covers (front and back).

Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/28/2025 8:43:00 PM

I like this very, very much. Isn't that the way things work out, at least for most people?! Great write, David.

David Crandall
Date: 6/29/2025 10:42:00 AM

Thanks, Gershon! I think so. I could never have, in my wildest imagination, have predicted my story.