By The Throat

“Poetry

is a way

of taking

life

by the throat.”

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~ Robert Frost

Elfje: (Cinquain) classic, each word only one syllable.

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calm
be still
don’t sweat it
tame the will side
chill
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Senryu: 5, 7, 5, with people and there emotions as a subject

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enjoy the feeling

from head to toe love tingles

feel it every day

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Poem:

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as soothing as a kittens purr
the good things in life that we prefer
memories that have become a blur

those souls we loved so dearly
moments that helped us see life clearly
from a heart that pined sincerely

one more regret, just another elegy
the fortunate who have experienced pure ecstasy
for the too many who have thrived on therapy

it is all about life and its ups and downs
for those who reside in hallowed grounds
senses moved by bucolic smells and sounds

not the past or the future, live in the now
don’t hang your cradle from a broken bough
expand today, as much as the imagination will allow

be the person God wants you to be
the one whose soul is serene and free

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ME and the Boss

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