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Not Worth Repeating

It’s years since I’ve been writing poems So, searching for a topic, I sometimes might repeat myself, The outcome quite myopic. Of course, there are some subjects that Require repetition And when I write, I needn’t ask For anyone’s permission. Yet on occasion, what I’ve penned Is destined for the shredder, For there’s a poem – same theme, but older, That’s a whole lot better!

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Date: 12/5/2022 7:17:00 PM
It bears repeating isn't always the case. Sometimes repeating is unbearable.
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Date: 12/5/2022 7:14:00 AM
I've written many poems on the same topic, some better than others, others I've removed so as not to remind myself how bad a writer I can be! / Maurice
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Date: 12/1/2022 2:26:00 AM
- theme can be reproduced many times, Ilene ... but, the thought has changed ... :) - hugs
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Date: 11/30/2022 12:16:00 PM
Hello ilene I have not rewritten an old poem yet. Perhaps one day I will. Hugs.
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Date: 11/30/2022 9:36:00 AM
I know exactly how you feel, Ilene. After having written for so many years, I know I repeat myself. Often I go back and look at old poems and find some long-forgotten gems. When you find a good one, be sure to repost it for those of us who missed it the first time.
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Date: 11/30/2022 9:06:00 AM
Over time we get better and better Ilene, then come across an old poem and give it a complete overhaul giving it new life. Tom. Any word on Rico?
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 11/30/2022 2:18:00 PM
I wish that were always the case, Tom! Sometimes my older poems on a topic are better than the new ones. ~ No word on Rico. I’m worried about him.
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Date: 11/30/2022 1:57:00 PM
I wish that were always the case, Tom! Sometimes my older poems on a topic are better than the new ones. ~ No word on Rico. I’m worried about him.
Date: 11/30/2022 9:03:00 AM
I must say, after a year of writing, I feel pretty darned stalled out at times. I find it hard to come up with new things to write about...
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 11/30/2022 1:55:00 PM
Wait until you’ve been doing it for years! I started my daily poems in 2008, thinking I’d keep it up for a year. Ha!

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