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0 posted 2002-06-01 08:10 AM



Is A Poem Not A Poem

unopened boxes
of stationery
that I
will never send
a library full
of books of rules
I’ll never learn
how to bend
isn’t it true
we live our lives
one moment
at a time
and is a poem
NOT a poem
if we don’t
make it rhyme


"The heart is the toughest part of the body, tenderness is in the hands." Carolyn Forche'

© Copyright 2002 Helen Chambers - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2002-06-01 08:27 AM



I think whatever you write turns poetic...
thanks for this one, too!

Nan
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2 posted 2002-06-01 08:54 AM


As much as I hate to admit it... I think a poem is surely a poem... even if it doesn't rhyme... all the thyme...
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3 posted 2002-06-01 03:17 PM




(smiles) Oh Helen, I believe that you always write such gorgeous poems, for poems are not meant to rhyme, they are poems when we express our thoughts in a creative way! (kiss on cheek) This is wonderful, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Helen, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

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4 posted 2002-06-01 03:19 PM


Now that's a poem!
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5 posted 2002-06-02 08:23 AM


I think is fine
without the line
ending in rhyme
any old time..

Helen,  your words ARE VERY MUCH POETRY>>>

Whether they rhyme or not...

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6 posted 2002-06-03 10:00 AM


Rhyme or not, it IS poetry

Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write.

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7 posted 2002-06-03 10:04 AM


liked it
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