A Poem Should......
Verses of Virtue: A Poetic Manifesto
A poem should read with flow and ease, like a river’s liquid embrace.
Harmoniously
A poem should whisper secrets of longing and dreams like church bell bongs that ring out, singing to all the souls so ceremoniously.
Grace
A poem should playfully evoke memories of the innocent that was once you.
Rhyme
A poem should strike a cord deep in your heart and freeze a motion in time.
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A poem should unveil thoughts that the author believes to be the truth.
Herds
A poem should be inked until the quill holder is at a loss for words.
Smooth
A poem should be pen with unbounded freedom like a flower garden’s growth.
Oath
A poem should be what you desire it to be; make that your promised oath.
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Wild Card Weekend Recap: What Happens Now?
I think I figured out why I love Wild Card Weekend so much. It's because it's the first playoff anything of the calendar year. The NFL season starts in the fall, and once upon a time, the champion was crowned either on or slightly before New Year's. The evolution of the NFL schedule has resulted in the playoffs starting just into the New Year, and currently, the final week of the season falls on the first weekend of the New Year, with Wild Card Weekend coming a week after that. So yes, chronologically, the NFL's Wild Card Weekend serves as the first playoff anything of the calendar year.
By Clyde E. Dawkins6 days ago in Unbalanced
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Gosh this was so stunning! A poem about writing poems. Poem-ception! I loved it!
I'm struck by the fact that most of what I write comes from a place of brokenness where very little of your manifesto is even approached, much less fulfilled. I'm not even sure that I can say I remain true to my own voice. And so I am convicted. But you do this very well, Daphne, & I find that I not only enjoy your poetry but am uplifted by it.
Lovely , dull of things that I try to do
Beautiful
What a beautiful poem about what poems should be! Great work!