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I have a heart made out of patchwork
And a hand ~ me ~ down soul
There's a burn in my bones
And my eyes are made of charcoal
You'll find ink in my veins
And love in my blood
I am all the flames of a fire
I am the depth of a flood
Inside my mind, plays an instinctual melody
They'll all dance along
To this song that is me.

~ Michelle Schaper [/center]

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puck61

I think I might start thrusting my poems upon you! lol. JK. I'll be gentle.

A Passing Trifle

Dancing dust in light that could have been the sun
A thousand splintered fragments refracting wond'rous dances
simply circumstances when the wheel has been spun;
endless games of chance
that are never lost or won....

Fate is blinded here, it seems
By the same glow that alights auspicious dreams
Inspires the fickle wind, the gust
Caresses twilight's dancing dust

Yet words are history's cheap whore,
and we the doubting shameful Johns,
who profane the very hand of fate,
and malign the sanctity of trust.........,

And if words history's harlots be
What can be said of poetry?
A brutal swing by dead'ning Lust?
Or deft stroke of Aphrodite?

It is a feather in your cap at least,
or a sword in your hand at best
to paint the plight with eloquence,
and become the hand of entropy........

MoonlightLullaby

@puck61 I'm just now seeing this, sorry. I complained to admins twice about lack of notifications, not only did they find the error(s), they also gave me 10,000 coins! I've never been so SW rich.😜

As to your poem, along with them all, I adore this one. Although I'm deeply in love with words and the poetry I can not write, I feel this stanza in so many ways....

And if words history's harlots be
What can be said of poetry?
A brutal swing by dead'ning Lust?
Or deft stroke of Aphrodite?

Woah! Stellar rhyme scheme and such substantial message rolled up in an epic metaphor, R! Thank you sharing so much of your work with me.🤗

puck61

@MoonlightLullaby You're very welcome. The appreciation of skill is definitely mutual! Thank you for sharing yours also!