This Poem was Submitted By: Betty Lou Hebert On Date: 2000-06-10 19:19:19 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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From a Poet's Heart

  I'd like to leave a legacy   For all those coming after me,   Of written words that transcend time   And open up the world of rhyme.   I'd want each piece to be possessed   Of special merit and be blessed   With something setting it apart.   A missive from a poet's heart   That reflects the world I've known   And shows that I can trim and hone   Each word until it fits the space   And stands in its intended place.   No matter what I had to say,   I'd hope the subject matter may   Strike a chord in someone's soul.   Then I would realize my goal.   But yet I know it's not to be.   There is no immortality   For striving poets, such as I,   Though I still feel compelled to try   And there's a clouded place in side   Wherein an epic poem may hide!

Copyright © June 2000 Betty Lou Hebert


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