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Latin Roots

I have a small body
        filled with just enough words
        to make me weigh one hundred-five pounds
        with a winter coat and a bag filled with books
        and sometimes I think that just isn't enough
for a poet.

I am June evenings
        that are accompanied by nighttime
        skies filled with constellations like the ones
        in the eyes of a child or of lovers,
        but those nights are too beautiful
and just a little too warm for comfort.

I have eyes
        that see the beauty in everything,
        that seek out the flaws that make
        life special and perfect and wonderful,
that see everything as dreams.

I am quiet October afternoons
        that are spent curled up in the arms
        of a boy who has eyes like murky water
        and that are spent writing one poem
        for every time the sun sets and rises
with breaths of fall reciting my words.

I have a name
        that means more than just its Latin root.
        It means the throb of sadness in a teenage heart,
        and the happiness of clasped hands, it means butterfly
        wings drawn in colored pencils, but most of all it is lovely
and it is Emily.

Author notes

I wrote this in such a way so the first and last line of each stanza form a complete (or whatever seems complete to me) sentence.

Basically it's just two thoughts I'm trying to portray about myself, but I'm sure you understand that already.

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  • Rose Angel gold member
    November 2
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    Congratulations to you on the Gold, hon...Keep penning that sincerity of heart through to your pen....Bravo!


  • Andre ben-YEHU
    October 28

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    Hails to the Poet!


    I would need a seraphic lexis to express the impressions that this magnificent poem "Latin Roots" etched on my mind.

    The poetic veins of its author are filled with ichor; her heart pumps wonders, and her soul dictates words that have flawless diamond letters.

    Everything that is required to compose a true poem abounds through the majestic lines of "Latin Roots": Rhythm, harmonious lexicon, imagery, and the development of the subjects dealt.

    Much gratitude to the author "Latin Roots" for addung value to Poetry, and for enriching the American Fine Letters.

    In respect and admiration,

    Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU


    • e m i l y
      October 28
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      Wow, thank you for this comment, while quite flattering it also means a lot to me.

  • Rose Angel gold member
    October 27

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    Wow...E.. your creativity with this write and how you have opened up your creative and beautiful soul here, makes this a delight to read....You have a strong poetic gift with your originality in writing...This was personal, and it is magnificent! All the best in the contest!


  • Nicada silver member
    October 27

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    Wow! This is stunning, and I really got a good sense of who you are in this poem. You have a beautiful soul and heart and yes, I agree your name is as lovely as you are. Thank you for putting so much thought into this. I also really enjoyed the form you did here as well. Thanks so much for entering. Blessings, Patty

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