Breaking ground in my fertile mind
halts the decay of complacency
where my emotions lie in wait
of freedom from this prison!
I have plowed and sowed the upper fields
with metered rhyme since I was a child.
My harvest yielded the most bountiful crops
in painful years, of life lessons suffered!
This bottom land by my river of thought,
is so rich and fertile, with the wisdom of time.
I draw on past pain, with depth of perception
that eluded, the impatience of my youth.
I was not ready, to put in straight lines
the soulful thoughts, sung by my heart
until this, fertile bottom land opened up
with the enlightenment of a mature mind.
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A contest entry
- Celebrating My 5th Year at AP come on in all and have fun by PureRomance.
700 points, ended March 26, 19 entries
Silver trophy winner
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Comments
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Ya know, I really do like the last line of this poem. Thank you for entering my contest, "Can you cheer me up?" Best wishes.
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Very grand poet...
to see and sense the change of heart. Very nicely done here.
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Loved the pic...showing the labor that it takes, keeping steady to the plow, what it feels like to endure and keep planting, never knowing what we shall reap. Well done. Thanks for entering. Blessings.
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This piece moved me. Yes!
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Excellent and thought provoking composition--
It breathes life into the picture and I like the abundance of metaphor in this piece --
Congratulations on the well-deserved award!
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And we reap what you have sown! Beautiful Poetry! Thank You! Congratulations on the award!
Best wishes in life!
In God's Love
Three Doves
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every reason to celebrate, thank you for sharing this nature poem in your mind of reasonings, good luck in the contest
Linda
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sometimes words play around in my mind for a long time before they make it to my notebook or keyboard. I like the way you say it ... "fertile bottom land opening up " so to speak. Nice job.
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This is absolutely beautiful. One of my favorites. You always amaze me with your words.
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I was not ready, to put in straight lines
the soulful thoughts, sung by my heart
really a nice way to put such thoughts. Again I will leave it in the library as I see not everyone has had a chance to read it.
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I love your metaphor and connections to a mature mind and muse in this piece. You did quite well in expressing it. I can relate to this very much.
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Wow, this was an astounding masterpiece my poetic friend. It was absolutely brilliant, the word usage, the meaning, the heart & soul and the depth of this poem was just down right priceless. Excellent work with this. Best of luck and may God bless you always in everything you do and write.
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