Poetry, is not just
The rhyming of some words
It's an expression of a feeling
Which a heart shepherds
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Happiness, is like a flower blooming
Its petals hid, its beauty looming
Then it unfolds, in all its splendor
To makes us feel, so warm and tender
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A message of love, peace and joy
Was gifted to us, by the birth of a boy
Bequeathed as well, for all to enjoy
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CENTENARIAN
If your wife, has ninety-nine cents
And you, have nary a penny
Then, don't give it to her
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I have traveled, long hard roads
Sailed atop, those stormy seas
Climbed the highest mountain tops
And dwelled among, the forest trees
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I put myself out there, I mean, out on the net
Said I was handsome, and drove a new Corvette
I worked real hard, all my life, so had money I could spare
But needed to find, the right someone, with whom I wish to share
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BLIND
I look through eyes that cannot see
Just darkness and shadows follow me
No light, no color, no flair, no spark
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Each day I lay, in this place
Surrounded by my thoughts
Without a way, to move or speak
While my body slowly rots
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Each morning I awake
I give God, a thankful sigh
I've made it through another night
And find, I did not die
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Love, is a funny thing
It's not easy to explain
Since our expectations
Are so hard to attain
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Every year is a bounty
Each day a blessing
Every moment a godsend
Each breathe impressing
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Poetry
Poetry, is not just
The rhyming of some words
It's an expression of a feeling
Which a heart shepherds
A rhapsody of heart and thought
Immersed in joyful bliss
Or dashed upon those rocks
Of agony's abyss
Pictures made of words
Painted by a quill
Words that dance and twirl
At the penman's will
The fusion of a thought
With the gift of soul
Emotions that are freed
Without any control
The sorrow of a heart ache
Set in rhythmic prose
The rhythm of true love
Which, two hearts compose
Visions sketched in words
For everyone to see
Desires and their dreams
In hopes that they will be
The harmony of lyrics
A mind and heart have spawned
Set in melodies of verse
To which, we all respond
BOEMS by JA 413