I'm learning how
To live in the now
To find the great joys of the the day.
A baby that's sleeping
A toddler not weeping
My son saying "Daddy let's play."
Poetry. What should poetry do? I think it should elicit raw emotion in a way that writing stories does not. I think that's what's hard about putting it out there to read. There is no poet that doesn't feel disappointed when the world doesn't end up with their heart in their throat like intended. Oh, and it should rhyme too. I could write a 30 page essay about trying to find the joy in every day with your kids, but it wouldn't really say more than the six lines above.
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