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Second Time's the Charm

I’ll keep this short, 
that all may know
These words I write, 
I write to show

A singer* once said of 
the trade that he plied
A poem is a person, 
stands naked and spied

A compliment given 
reflects back upon 
The giver if not 
those words were steeped on

So when you tell me 
just so, to be nice
“The stanzas you wrote 
I just had to read twice”

(I'd expect you to do so
And second that motion
Re-read it my self
Added words to this notion)

Please do a poem honor 
and read it again
Don’t let first time through 
be simply the end.


*Here's to Leon Russell!

Copyright © Dalton Moss | Year Posted 2016

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Linda Alice Fowler Date: 11/1/2021 12:31:00 PM Beautifully penned and so true. I sometimes read a poem and wonder who wrote it (even if it's mine - a reflection of change in moods perhaps LOL). Thanks for sharing. :) Linda PS: RIP Leon Login to Reply

Mohammad Yamin Date: 7/14/2016 6:22:00 PM Superb write. I admire your poetic talent. Thanks for visiting my poem Doomed by Being and your invaluable comments. God bless you Login to Reply Dalton Moss Date: 7/14/2016 8:36:00 PM Very gracious of you to say so, M. Yamin, and thanks for the blessing--I can use it.

DM Babbit Date: 7/13/2016 2:09:00 PM A hidden meaning lies in the second read. Login to Reply Dalton Moss Date: 7/14/2016 8:34:00 PM This plea is for myself as much as for anyone else who might read it (and, really, for all of us). Many is the time I have given a poem a second read only to wonder how different it was from the first! Thanks for your comment!