Michelle Faulkner Poet Free verse

Poetry Pilgrimage

To begin, time and money we give
For our quest, our poetry pilgrimage
Here, our band of bards congregate
Here, we speak the language of language
The secret handshake of simile and sonnet
Here, we meet in metaphor and meter
Here is heard tight rhyme and free verse

Our serendipitous saga, our harmony of haiku
Here, we revere the value of vowels
The roots of etymology forming
Our collective family tree

We barter in the coin of wit
Or trade in pages of penmanship
We recite in rich rolling elocution
Or in bashful library murmurs

We debate the greats - Dickinson! Poe! Yeats!
We ponder, we savor; we may place a wager...

In the end, we've re-met our old friends
And we'll do it again, at the next PoetrySoup convention.

3/9/19

For The First Annual PoetrySoup Convention contest
Sponsor: Line Gauthier

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Janice Canerdy March 24, 2019 at 1:08 PM VERY GOOD, Michelle. CONGRATS! Janice

Alexis Y. March 24, 2019 at 8:27 AM Hi Michelle, I enjoyed what you came up with for the contest. Congratulations on a well deserved win;-) Alexis

Line Gauthier March 23, 2019 at 5:18 PM Charming poem, Michelle. Congrats on your podium finish.

Gershon Wolf March 13, 2019 at 9:49 PM You have written a paean to what a great poetry convention should be ideally. O that it were/would be! A FAVE for me! :) gw

Caren Krutsinger March 10, 2019 at 8:15 AM Darling Michelle. Good luck in the contest my friend. You have expressed poetry, poems, and poets well. Michelle Faulkner March 10, 2019 at 1:59 PM So glad for your visits, as always, mt friend!

Charles Messina March 10, 2019 at 7:53 AM Lovely take on the contest, Michelle. Awesome write. Happy Sunday...Charlie Michelle Faulkner March 10, 2019 at 1:58 PM Happy Sunday to you too, Charlie, thanks for your comment!

Harry Horsman March 10, 2019 at 5:38 AM Your poem, is so meaningful, wish it would happen.... Michelle Faulkner March 10, 2019 at 1:57 PM I wish it would happen, too - thanks, harry-

M. L. Kiser March 10, 2019 at 12:16 AM Beautifully done; best of luck in the contest. Michelle Faulkner March 10, 2019 at 1:56 PM Thank you, M.L!

Rhona Mcferran March 9, 2019 at 9:26 PM Love too many lines to list... awesomely penned! (So, where do we sign up?) ;D Michelle Faulkner March 10, 2019 at 1:56 PM Thanks, Rhona (I wish it was really happening, maybe someday!)

Ilene Bauer March 9, 2019 at 4:23 PM well done, michelle! best of luck in the contest... Michelle Faulkner March 9, 2019 at 7:05 PM Thanks, Ilene, appreciate it-