Your Heartbeat Slow

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Listen to your heartbeat slow,
Listen to its ho-hum beats,
Slowly as the pain retreats,
Listen to its thrumming low;

Wake up to the pain within,
Wake up to its panic call,
Gently as the ache does crawl,
Wake up to darkness therein;

Look out for your frail heart's cry 
Look out for the symptoms, yes,
Well before the pain rises,
Look out for med help that's nigh.


09/18/18

Contest: Enclosed rhyme - September 2018 poetry contest 
Sponsor: Dear Heart 

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 10/4/2018 7:57:00 AM
Dear Jo, congratulations on your win with this sublime poem! The heart both literally and figuratively speaking can be powerful and at the same time a delicate organ that we often take for granted - until we feel the pain. Just a beautiful piece. Hugs and love. Pandita
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Date: 10/2/2018 3:25:00 PM
Jo, congratulations on your win in my contest with this wonderfully penned poem ~
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Date: 10/1/2018 7:34:00 PM
Congratulations, Jo, for your wonderful win with your meaningful and beautifully expressed poem. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan
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Date: 9/29/2018 11:00:00 PM
Back to congratulate you on your win Jo! : )
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Date: 9/29/2018 7:31:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Jo. Well penned.
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Date: 9/18/2018 5:32:00 PM
i feel you here, jo...a throbbing beat of a write so well done!...huggs
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Date: 9/18/2018 12:43:00 PM
This really hits home for me Jo. My husband is dealing with a heart problem. You have defined that concern well in your wonderful poem Jo. : )
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Date: 9/18/2018 10:37:00 AM
This poem definitely makes one think. It has a beat all its own and a touch of worry and sadness if I read this correctly. Either way it is still really nicely done my friend. Much luck in the contest.
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Date: 9/18/2018 7:17:00 AM
Your delicate words deliver a soothing message..excellent rhythm and flow..well written, as always. Best for a win, Jo.
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