L. J. Carber Poet Rhyme

Sometime Before I Die

Sometime before I die,
I'd like to know --
why birds get to fly,
why people lie,
why I love the sky,
why dogs must die,
why cherries make
the best pie...
and most of all,
I'd like to know
why God likes to hide....

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Line Gauthier April 6, 2020 at 3:56 PM Loved your poem, LJ. L. J. Carber April 7, 2020 at 10:47 AM Thank you Line--good to hear from you--- may you and yours go with God in these fraught times....

Jan Allison December 31, 2018 at 1:38 PM I hope you get the answers one day L J:-) Many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx L. J. Carber January 1, 2019 at 3:23 PM Thank you Jan-- I expect one 'day', we'll all get the answers.

Gershon Wolf December 31, 2018 at 9:53 AM All great questions, independent of any contest. In fact, this reads like a 'real poem, not something conjured up especially for a contest. Like it a lot! Congrats on your placement in the contest, by the way and anyway. Happy 2019! ~ Gershon L. J. Carber December 31, 2018 at 10:08 AM Thanks Gershon-- and I'll let you in on a little secret: my poems write themselves, it seems; so I couldn't write one for a contest if I wanted to!

Muhammad Imtiaz October 25, 2018 at 1:07 PM Hi L J it is masterpiece of writing. You described it very well. L. J. Carber December 31, 2018 at 10:09 AM Forgive me--I just noticed this:it seems I never got an email on this or Line's comment below.

Line Gauthier October 20, 2018 at 12:31 PM Wow, Awesome questions, LJ. L. J. Carber December 31, 2018 at 10:09 AM Thanks Line-- just saw this! Oh, and Happy 2019!