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The Secretary of Our Soul

What inspires us to write heart felt poetry To divulge our innermost feelings It's certainly not to gain fame or fortune Ever heard of a millionaire poet Those two words are never uttered In the very same breath It's a proven fact poets don't write poetry With the view of earning a fortune Poets write poetry to satisfy an inner need To create, to inspire, to motivate That tug at the heartstrings That bring sunshine to dullest of days That express every day feelings In a most poetic way We know when the words just fall into place That something special is about to happen We don't need to wrack our brains Our innermost being writes the words We just dutifully record them And sign our name at the bottom We are the secretary of our soul © Jack Ellison 2014

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Date: 3/26/2014 9:29:00 AM
Ahhh... But we still want recognition from our peers. As Dragon says every morning: Am I famous yet? My answer is always! Yes, because you have a Mama to love you. At that he smiles and runs to Grandpa Troll for his first breakfast, and second,and brunch, and lunch... Snicker... He's famous for how much he can eat... That should be enough for now... Makes us dieters envious... don't it! And of course he's cute as a button!... A fire breathing button... Thank goodness for Grandpa Trolls' help!
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Jack Ellison
Date: 3/27/2014 7:05:00 AM
What a great place to get recognition from our peers , eh!!! YEEHAW! XOXOX

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