Don'T Be A Poet Poem by Gillian Commerford

Don'T Be A Poet

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I told my mother:
'I want to be a poet'.
She said: 'There's no money in it'.
I never was much interested
in making money.
Impractically
I knew the need to feed my soul.
I knew that money could keep me fed and clothed
but poetry would make me whole.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mark Dillon 01 June 2013

Well written and a goal well worth achieving

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Lyn Paul 17 November 2012

This is beautiful Gillian, being whole is much more important. would love to know what Mum would say now. Though I could do with a win in the lotto. Thank you

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Caroline Bulleck 17 November 2012

I like this poem. It's well written, flows and I like the message too: It's better to fulfill your dreams and be happy than to have all the money and be empty. A very good write.

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