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Life Is a Poem

I’ve heard it said that poetry is dead But I don’t believe that’s true. It runs in our veins like water to rain Somewhere inside me and you. It’s up in the air, in circles and squares And oceans, rivers and tides, In cats and dogs, bayous and bogs, In taverns and tall rocket rides. For life is an ocean of poetry in motion Though we can’t always hear its rhyme, As it twists and turns, beckons and yearns Throughout our lives and minds. Poetry lives in the love we give One another from day to day, Intrinsic in nature like Ursa Major And all the music we hear and play. While tilling a garden Or gazing at stars, Poetry is in motion Wherever we are. In photography, paintings And all manner of the arts, That move our minds And stir our hearts. And while some may deny The plain simple truth… This life is a poem That needs no proof. © Terrell Martin 09/08/2024

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Date: 12/10/2024 2:32:00 AM
Hey Terrell! It’s hard to believe no one has commented on this wonderful poem yet! I especially love the internal rhyme, since I know how challenging that is to write. I agree with your sentiments, too. It’s good to see you here again - so many of the poets I’ve admired over the years have gone…
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Terrell Martin
Date: 12/15/2024 5:07:00 PM
Hello again, Ilene, you're truly the "Apple of my eye" right now with the kindness of your words. I am deeply thankful and blessed to have you the one and only reader and responder here because its not about numbers but the quality of the reader that counts. And you are certainly of the very highest quality and caliber of poets here in PSoup. Thanks again and I'll "See" you and your poetry tomorrow. Until then, Write On, Poetry Gal

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