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Poetry is about faith, a song, and sometimes a checkup.
It’s about that girl on the other side you want to link up. 

Poetry is about the beauty of life when you want to grow up.
It’s about lost love and now all you want to do is throw up.

Poetry is about the frustration that makes you want to blow up.
It’s about all those things you just said and you want to backup.

Poetry is about a good night of sleep but you struggle to get up.
It’s about the time it takes you in a rush to put on your makeup.

Poetry is about being stuck in traffic because there's a pileup.
It’s about realizing you should take your car in for a tuneup.

Poetry is about the spring fresh air in the morning when you get up.
It’s about enjoying a breakfast together with hotcakes and syrup.

Poetry is about being at your local bank when there's a holdup.
It’s about the police showing you all of these people in a lineup.

Poetry is about family reunions when you don't want to show up.
It’s about all of the gossips, you hear while sipping on your teacup.

Poetry is about going to the doctor’s office to get a workup.
It’s about finding yourself at the local gym, counting a pushup.

Poetry is about all of these emotions that need to be let up.
It’s about writing things down balancing your life to shape up.

Edward J Ebbs - September 13, 2014


Written for a Contest, How Poetry Began

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 4/30/2015 9:42:00 PM
I really connect with this poem because that is exactly what poetry is to me. For me poetry is whatever is happening at the moment, be it blue food (a haiku I wrote for a friend, she asked...) or losing something or someone dear to me. It really is my way of dealing with life. Really great write!!! ~Heather
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Edward Ebbs
Date: 5/1/2015 8:51:00 PM
A sincere thank you...we share the same thoughts and feelings about poetry. Your comments are meaningful :)
Date: 4/17/2015 7:06:00 AM
Ed, I really like this poem and all the incredible rhyming that went into it, you worked hard on this, well done 7, and thanks for visiting my poem, Patience
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Edward Ebbs
Date: 4/17/2015 7:14:00 AM
Thank you, again :)
Date: 3/9/2015 4:22:00 PM
Ed E.,, Congratulations, on your win. Stop by my latest blog "BEGINNINGS" if you'd like. Hope you are having a Wonderful Day, thank you for supporting my contest -Always & Forever- LINDA
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Date: 9/19/2014 12:52:00 AM
Yes it is, Ed. Poetry is all of these things and more.... I find that writing poetry can be very therapeutic, because it allows us to express ourselves when maybe we couldn't otherwise.... I really enjoyed reading your poem tonight, Ed. A great write that was very nicely rhymed!
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Edward Ebbs
Date: 9/19/2014 8:54:00 PM
Thank you for reading and the comments Kelly :)
Date: 9/13/2014 7:22:00 PM
Poetry is about life - you have summed it up brilliantly in this write:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Edward Ebbs
Date: 9/14/2014 8:39:00 PM
Smiles Jan, Thank You :)
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