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Poet's Lament

Time and time again, I grab a lonely pen. Searching my mind, For the words to find, A way to make a rhyme. To create that perfect line; That puts a smile on a face; Takes someone to a better place; Gives a person food for thought; Questions what they’ve been taught; A poet never knows, If that which they compose, Will be judged as mundane prose. So, best to just speak your mind. Worry not what others find, To be unworthy verse, or worse! They fail to even criticize; Simply pay it no never mind; For in the end, a lonely pen, Will always be a poet’s friend.

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Date: 8/13/2019 8:43:00 AM
Your simple words hold much truth, Kenneth, I always write from my heart, without regard for what others think; some will like it and some won't. Be true to yourself my friend. John
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Kenneth Cheney
Date: 8/15/2019 8:59:00 PM
Your heart has led you well. you write compellingly and with style. Thanks for your kind words.
Date: 8/7/2019 11:08:00 AM
You are so right, Kenneth! Loved your rhythm and rhyme.
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Kenneth Cheney
Date: 8/8/2019 11:23:00 AM
Thank you for the kind comment

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