What is yours?
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There are the thinkers and the soft spoken too.
And then there’re the loud ones, it seems quite a few.
There are the happy and joyful, who’re just filled with glee,
The serious who pontificate … “to not or to be”!
~
There are those very weary and tired so it seems
And when I’m around them, I’m yawning in reams.
There are those always angry and spit-firing mad,
The lonely, disheartened, bedraggled and sad.
~
The Nature of our nature is unique to us each
A prune, grape, or raisin, an apple or peach.
We may think and act different, still each is the same
Because under our natures we all of us came …
~
… From the very same place,
… The blue planet in space,
… it’s home to us – The Human Race!
So please no more fuss
Because the US is … ALL of US!
~ Penny L. Howe, 2013
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Thanks for the visit, I broke a few rules of poetry with this one to make a point! Have a good one this weekend!
~ Penny
LuAnn
February 4, 2013 at 6:56 pm
Great poem Penny! I cannot imagine you ever breaking any rules (lol).
pennycoho
February 4, 2013 at 10:49 pm
Well maybe just one or two or …giggle!
Tebogo Ndlovu
February 3, 2013 at 9:49 pm
This is so inspiring! What a thoughtful post.
pennycoho
February 3, 2013 at 10:05 pm
Thank you Tebogo. I appreciate your kind words very much!
Tebogo Ndlovu
February 3, 2013 at 10:09 pm
You’re welcome
totalhealthwealth
February 2, 2013 at 11:48 pm
Loved it!
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Some picturesque typology!
In season
pennycoho
February 3, 2013 at 9:36 am
Thank you!
thelastsongiheard
February 2, 2013 at 9:52 pm
There are rules to poetry? F’reals? What happened to free expression of the soul? Rules, schmules. Pfffft.
pennycoho
February 3, 2013 at 6:20 pm
Lisaman
February 2, 2013 at 6:31 am
It’s all human nature.. Thank Goodness we are all so different but all the same!!
anelephantcant
February 1, 2013 at 11:57 pm
AnElephantCant argue with Penny
Rules are made to be broken
So he seriously agrees
With everything here that he sees
She says the words that need to be spoken
pennycoho
February 3, 2013 at 10:09 pm
Your eloquent poetic comments are wonderful, as always. Thank you so much!
Alastair
February 1, 2013 at 11:52 pm
I had written a couple of paragraphs of a poem in response to this, but I accidentally closed the window and lost it
If I remember I’ll post it for you on here
pennycoho
February 2, 2013 at 9:37 am
No worries, you’ll write something better!
Alastair
February 2, 2013 at 11:54 am
Maybe eventually lol
pennycoho
February 2, 2013 at 4:57 pm
Probably, certainly, definitely, absolutely! I like my “-ly’s” better than yours!
Alastair
February 3, 2013 at 1:50 am
RoSy
February 1, 2013 at 8:51 pm
What? Poetry has rules?
xx
xx
pennycoho
February 2, 2013 at 9:30 am
One or two I believe!
xo
muZer
February 1, 2013 at 8:34 pm
You’ve identified all of them!
Nifty lines on the nature of each.. And that last pic of the blue planet is simply great.
pennycoho
February 1, 2013 at 8:36 pm
Thank you!
Roxi St. Clair
February 1, 2013 at 6:59 pm
Oh my gosh!…. breaking rules… you rebel you…. LOL. …. seriously, great post! xxxooo
pennycoho
February 1, 2013 at 7:12 pm
Thank you Roxi This was in a dream I had, knew how to lay it out and everything! I love when that happens, sort of! Much affection back to you my friend! xoxo