Time, great
leveler of
pride, ego, purpose—once
I knew I was right and happy
to tell
I know
now there are human sides to all
stories; passing forty
I’m apt to sit
fences
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I’m looking forward to it. 😉
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“now there are human sides to all
stories; passing forty
I’m apt to sit
fences” – loved this part.
So much to learn from you, Jennifer, when it comes to writing good poetry! xoxo
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You’re too sweet. I think we all learn from each other, so much better than scribbling away and not sharing. 🙂
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“passing forty, I’m apt to sit fences”–this is beautifully worded 🙂
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Thank you. Those cinquain rules were forcing me to be pithy. 🙂
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“There are human sides to all,” I believe is my favorite line. 🙂
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That’s what it’s all about, right? But sometimes hard for me to remember…
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Sitting the fence, dodging jury duty, more patience with mom, allowing unruly grandchildren…all after 45. I wish I knew this earlier, I might have more laugh lines than frown lines.
I love your thoughtful and beautiful writing!
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Thanks for your kind words. Patience and tolerance are things I have to keep working on…
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Brilliant, wise, lovely rhythm. I’ve gone back to read this a few times. I may just need to hang it up in my office 🙂
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It’s my “fence” poem! 🙂 Thanks for your sweet and encouraging words.
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It is an amazing fence poem! I’m so glad you wrote it 🙂 Actually, without getting that it was THE fence poem initially, I really loved your use of the fence in it – my thoughts kept coming back to that.
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love your fence poem!
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Thanks, Jen. It’s great to see you around here and yeah write, too. 🙂
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Nice, Jennifer. Fence-sitters make better poets. 🙂
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Oh, awesome! I was hoping so… 😉
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