A long while ago in another time and place
I couldn’t abide poetry
Not even 2 minutes of floetry
It just wasn’t my thing
I’d never been keen
Then an attack from out of the blue
Turned my life around anew
A bump on the head
As large as an egg
A hairline fracture, in fact- a cracked head
Doc said I’d be Ok
And showed me the X-ray
For days I lay in bed
Dreaming of what lay ahead
No Gray vision
But certainly a circumcision
Suddenly my words came alive
And they began to thrive
Rhyme & reason unfurled
As the poetry whorled
Now I’m careful with my head
Not wanting to reverse the thread
The worst thing to happen to me
Would be for this ghostly poet to flee
Now I love my hairline fracture
Without which I could never capture
This fulfilling gift of love
That I’m certain- came only from above
Copyright 2017-Vivian Zems
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April 25, 2017 at 8:17 pm
Great! I like it.
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April 25, 2017 at 8:34 pm
Thanks you.Glad you did!
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April 26, 2017 at 2:12 am
Very poetic, I like it.
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April 26, 2017 at 4:32 pm
Thank you!
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April 29, 2017 at 9:05 pm
Lovely read! 🎉
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May 2, 2017 at 5:36 pm
Thank you!
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May 7, 2017 at 8:48 pm
Came only from above. Indeed. What an inspiring story you have. May I please publish this in my Colorado newspaper, The Sunshine Express, to share with my readership? Please let me know and thank you.
Off to read some more of your work. Have a brilliant day!
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May 7, 2017 at 9:58 pm
My pleasure 😊. I’m humbled- thank you.
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May 8, 2017 at 12:44 am
I’d love to see it if you do🙂
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May 8, 2017 at 3:07 am
Thank you so much Vivian! I’m sure a few of my readers will find their way here.;) I will send you the link early June.
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May 8, 2017 at 7:24 am
Thank you
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June 14, 2017 at 6:45 pm
Hi Vivian! Here is the link. Have a blessed day! http://westernslopenews.com/history/2017/8-3/pg5/pg5index.html
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June 14, 2017 at 7:25 pm
Yay!!! Thank you very much! I’m honoured 😊
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May 17, 2017 at 8:25 pm
Bravo. You have a definite way with words that kept me reading until the end. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
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May 17, 2017 at 9:46 pm
Thank you for that, and for dropping by!
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May 17, 2017 at 9:48 pm
You are most welcome
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May 20, 2017 at 9:10 pm
I so loved this! So sorry about the means by which You came to be the You that You’ve become! Sometimes a fateful event or accident or an intentional injury leaves “A Beautiful Scar” (I will have to share that with you) that gives You a spiritual gift or insight to life that You didn’t have before. Seems like Yours was a hairline fracture, mine was a nuclear emotional explosion of my second marriage (I haven’t been able to determine the half life of the bits and pieces)! Strange Blessings (oh, I like that for a title), like unanswered prayers are the best thing for us if we could only see the road ahead!
Thanks so much for this wonderful post and the emotional touchstone of poetry! You are so wise to see Your blessing and to be thankful for Your gift!
Enjoy the rest of Your weekend!!
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May 20, 2017 at 10:16 pm
Thank you for taking the time on this. I’m glad it resonated with you. Have a good weekend, too😊
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