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Aldo Kraas posted in the group National Poetry Month
Don’t ask me why
I am a child of God
Don’t ask me why
I am a middle class person
Don’t ask me why
I made friends with poor people
I don’t like the rich people at
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Bat Powers and
Dornequa Brown are now friends
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Sam Nash wrote a new post
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Read MoreIn a cage Struggling To get outHelplessBlind to the factA BirdWithout his mindOutsideWould not surviveTo and froHe flewLookingAt the blue skyLooking For the lightNot noticingThe deadly groundsWith all its houndsHe had heardOnceAbout the outsideAbout freedomAbout the past He fought To reach outTo reach That promised...
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You are asking a 14 year old boy such difficult questions…. Remember I wrote this when I was merely 14… after so many years I still do not have an answer
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Intense read. I feel it.
Regards
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thanks James… I guess I was probably a better poet when I was 14 then I am now… getting old sucks
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Curly Grace wrote a new post
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Read MoreCome close, beneath your nearness and the warmth of my skin, until neither of us knows where one begins. Your mouth finds my neck, then pauses there, a whisper of heat caught softly in air. I feel your restraint before I feel your hand, the softest tension I can barely withstand. It...
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ooo… this is good … very sensual and intense
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Thank you, Sam. I’m glad the sensuality and intensity came through. Sometimes a little mystery makes the journey all the more interesting. 😉
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Chère G.,
Come close, a better and more inviting intro has not be written so far.
What a beauty you’ve made.And the final four sentences are the cherry on the cake.
Love it to bits!
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Gus, what a lovely thing to say. I’m so glad the opening drew you in, and the ending stayed with you. Thank you for reading so thoughtfully and for your wonderfully warm words. 🙂
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Read MoreOats Sown On a Wild ShoreJim could no more circumscribe the reflection of forever in her eyes than circumnavigate the infinite sea on which they sail. Her eyes have the blue fire of a habitable planet which beckons across the...
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Really good. I like the sassiness of her saying This ain’t Appalachia and you ain’t Paul Bunyan.lol
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Thank you so much my friend. Very glad you enjoyed my story and that line. Really made my day. 🙂
John
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