It is said that iambic pentameter (verse composed of five pairs of syllables per line in the pattern unstressed, stressed for each pair) is the most natural meter for English. When read it sounds like more natural speech. But when I start thinking in verse, mine naturally wants to fall into iambic or anapestic (unstressed, …
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My poems “Relief”, “Deliverance”, “Perseverance”, “Grit” and “Self”
I’m not only inspired to write poems about things I feel strongly about, but I’m also inspired to write poems regarding personal issues. My hope has been to write something inspirational to myself and others who might be dealing with the same issues. I have been surprised to find that writing about these issues has …
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My Poem “Sustenance”
One of the great experiences of my life has been motherhood. My theme here is that the “sustenance” goes both ways. Sustenance With arms around him cradling under, For moments again sharing life’s renew, I’d watch in him marvels in constant wonder As a mother’s pulse compelled me to do, And catching me watching he’d …
My Poem “Attitude”
Many of my poems are serious, but I also occasionally like to include humor or irony even as part of a serious subject. Here is an example which registers my protest against what I perceive to be the snobbishness of some of the intellectual establishment on certain subjects. Attitude The deadliest sin in writing todaySeems …
Poetry for Life 