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Prefer You Be Awarded

Before I become a poet who is extinct
Want to be one who will be distinct
Also distinguished and loud and clear
Thank God Poetry Soup if finally here.

I woke up without a poem in my head
Now what should I have to do instead
No one out there do I want to offend
Will open Poetry Soup and then pretend.

I wake up each morning and prayer say
God into my mind place a poem today
Sounding as if on a wonderful Wurlitzer
Wanting to win prize called a Pulitzer.

To you, this may sound kind of Germanic
And is no where close to being  Hispanic
Careful is what I have just been told
When you leap or reach for the gold.

My clever poetry friends hope you savor
Write many more poems, I will endeavor
While you write poems, won't get in the way
Prefer you be awarded with Poem of the Day.

James Thomas Horn, Retired Veteran

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Njeri Hunjeri

Date: 3/30/2015 6:04:00 AM

We are all gifted differently whether we get awarded or not. Sometimes we don't get awarded because people don't understand the poems. I would like to say to you to keep writing. Rem you have a goal. All the best Jim.

James Horn
Date: 3/30/2015 6:08:00 AM

Two of my poems are already poems of the day. That is enough for me. My goal now is to motivate others such as yourself to write more poetry and remind them that April is poetry month. Thanks for your enjoyable email which I always learn so much from. Jim Horn