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My Dear


My Dear, You say you can't write. When you speak - your voice - Your words, erratic - halting Shine of Emily Dickinson, Unexpected - but lovely all the same. I lay my head to your chest, And the steady rhythm there Is akin to that found In the floorboards of Edgar's lair. (But still very much alive.) You say you can't find the words. our eyes meet and i am lost(so lost) never coming up for air (the beauty) unending flow poor punctuat.ed bad grammar-so poignant (not unlike) cummings's craft My friend, you say That you can't write poetry either. Yet when we touch, I am lit with a fire; My soul is filled with a song Carried by notes that resemble Mrs. Browning. In that moment, naught can be wrong. My dear, You say you can't write. Perhaps it's because The words, the rhythm, the inspiration And fire Of your great genius Has passed through our correspondence To me. So, My muse, I thank you For teaching me to write.
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emilyrachelle15

Born in Panama, Emily Rachelle has traveled throughout the country and the world with her Air Force family. Currently, she lives with her parents and three brothers in middle Georgia. While Emily enjoyed reading as far back as she remembers, writing didn't come to her until she learned the forms of poetry and the basics of story in fourth grade. Since then, she's written scripts for homeschool dramas, poems for birthday presents, and stories for friends and family to enjoy. Sixteen is her debut into the professional world of words. See more at: http://emilyrachellewrites.blogspot.com/

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emilyrachelle15
I wrote it for a contest. It was me, speaking to my boyfriend, but I decided for the poem to leave it more open so readers could sort of "fill in the blank" with a person they're thinking of :)
Sarose
Very intelligently written!

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