First Things First Poem by Kim Barney

Kim Barney

Kim Barney

I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit

First Things First

Rating: 5.0


heart beating too fast
go to emergency room
after the parade

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Based on a true incident in the life of someone I know (not me) .
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Dillip K Swain 15 September 2022

Loved the very word 'parade' because I get a different charm in...left, right, left...left! Left, right, lect, Ek, do, squat, left!

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Grace Diane Jessen 19 July 2021

Very clever haiku. I love the title, too! Well done.

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M.J. Lemon 12 July 2021

Amazing...very powerful imagery.

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Darwin Henry Beuning 08 July 2021

Kim, I enjoyed our conversation last night and the story behind the poem! ! !

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Belle Wassermeister 07 July 2021

Yes, of course, the parade is more important than the emergency room! Five stars for this!

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Kim Barney

Kim Barney

I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit
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