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My Life is Rich and Fulfilling

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Trudging over many puddles to make it towards the bus stop Someone came to me and asked me If I thought my life was rich and fulfilling They seemed serious by the focus of their eyes And somber of their brow so I thought for a moment I surveyed the grey skies and dying trees I remembered the crude words of the unthoughtful The long nights and stressful weeks I looked at that someone Then at the reflection beneath my feet Then I smiled Absolutely! My life is rich and fulfilling My life is rich because I have all of heaven on my side My life is fulfilling because I am made with a purpose Towards my calling I am not blind My life is rich for everything I touch is blessed My life is fulfilling because things don’t have to go my way For me to be happy to find rest My life is fulfilling because love abounds in me Peace Kindness Goodness Has no limits in my soul Faithfulness Gentleness Self Control All of them I know Yes my life is rich I am rich! I don’t need anymore than what I have And yet more comes to find me With every son that rises There is more for me in me from me More I live more I grow more I have more Because these eyes are opened to what’s right My friend seek more than what this world offers, then Then define to me a rich and fulfilling life
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jmedwards8
<p>Hi!</p><p>First, I apologize for taking so long to comment on your work, and I thank you for sharing it with me!</p><p>I am so glad you&#39;re working with intertextuality; the video and your voice (what a reading voice you have!) and the pictures you used really brought the poem to life. I think this kind of work isn&#39;t done enough in poetry, so I&#39;m happy to see a young poet working with multiple forms for one piece. Check out Anne Carson&#39;s book Nox if you want to see some cool stuff I think you&#39;d like. Also&nbsp;<a href="http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/">http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/</a>&nbsp;has some great resources you should check out.</p><p>As for your actual poem here, props on the opening. I could really see the scene unfold as you presented images of the stranger approaching the speaker, and the speaker&#39;s thought process seemed very alive for me as well. (Reminded me of Allan Ginsberg or Walt Whitman--I think you&#39;d be into their narrative, free form poetry with its long lines.)</p><p>Because the beginning was so strong, I wanted to see MORE post-the &quot;Absolutely!&quot; line. You did such a good job of expressing the sentiment in the second half of the poem, but I wanted to be able to see it a bit better--a showing, not a telling, if you get what I mean. For an example of how image can back up self-pondering, check out the poem &quot;The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock&quot; by T.S. Eliot, especially the last four stanzas.</p><p>A fabulous read! Looking forward to your revision and new work :).</p><p>Best,<br />jmedwards8</p>

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