When Words Are Just Right

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Even as a young boy, sitting with my pup I’d come up with rhymes, before I’d cleanup My paper sparkled with all I could cook up Words livened my page while some I’d ball up With every poem I wrote, I’d ink my pen again Preparing it for the words lying inside my brain Some verses were complex while others were plain I never could really find the perfection to attain Whispers, chills and hilarity filled all my pages The mediocre ones came to me in small stages I didn’t ever imagine I might go down through the ages Or possibly find in time that I would make my wages With poetry, there is never a doubt about the graces When a stanza takes on a life of its own in other places There are possibly more chances to reveal many faces That come alive within the pages that have many traces When the words come flowing, my pen seems to know There is the chance I’m about to let go and finally grow Poems wild and welcoming come to me in time although There never seems to be enough words to truly show Even as a youth, sitting alone with my best friend There were words that I could never hope to have penned Delicate verses that came in waves to forever commend Those who knew the world of words win in the end From boy to man, I learned what words would excite Many words were haunting and brought on the night While others sent inspiration and brought about light I am forever grateful for the words that went just right September 29, 2019 Image # 2 Realism Art Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Eve Roper

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