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Read Em and Weep

READ "EM AND WEEP I don't like to write long poems, otherwise I would be here all dayMy pencil would whittle down and all my pages would start to fray By the time I wrote all about summer, winter would be on its wayAnd you would be bored of all the things I tried in lines to convey So, I am endeavoring to keep my poetry short, simple and sweetThen with all my lines forever justified to keep them ever so neat No more than eight lines as it helps the reader from falling asleepThen "Lo and behold" digest all the lines, and read "em and weep Indiana Shaw . . . ; )

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 2/15/2022 12:33:00 PM

Hello Indiana Shaw, oh says a long poem must be written. I never heard that. Just let the pen flow the pen knows when to stop. it is okay to create short poems. Hugs. Darlene

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 2/18/2022 4:19:00 PM

Hello Indiana Shaw, yes if the lines were longer they would be off the page. LOL. Enjoy your evening my friend. Hugs.

Indiana Shaw
Date: 2/17/2022 4:27:00 PM

"Elo, Darlene, I am just going through a eight line poem session, mind if the lines got any longer they would be off the page, he, he, he, hope you are keeping well . . . : )