Soupdom Draftee

Just weeks after Dad died, I found my way here Hoping unsettled emotions would disappear Hope and warmth came from poets I’d never met Artists helped me as pain I tried to forget Their comments so kind and suggestions welcome In a few months time I’d made many a chum Experienced writers introduced new forms Honing skills, I saw my verses transform How glad I am to have found Poetry Soup I went from being alone to part of a troop What keeps me here now is the contacts I made Poets whose inspiration will never fade Even those who have left with the passing years Still stay in touch as they embark on new frontiers There is no greater gift than friendship to me Happy I am to be a Soupdom draftee *Written January 11, 2012 for Carol Browns “What I Like Most about Poetry Soup” contest By Carolyn Devonshire