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Poetry

Gabrielle Ronniyah Harper (Ronni Sacksteder) 1951 (Ohio)

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Poetry is a way of
freeing spirits,
speaking dreams,
of lifting hearts,
of clearing darkness.

Poetry has a way of
sharing our secrets,
telling our truths,
of healing our wounds,
of closing our distance.

Poetry finds a way of
marking,
shaking,
touching,
reaching and
translating our self.

About this poem

I wrote this poem at the end of a long dry spell. So it says what I was feeling when my muse spoke up again.

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Written on March 10, 2024

Submitted by gabriellerosecooper on March 10, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXXX ABXXX ACCCXX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 295
Words 62
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 6
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Gabrielle Ronniyah Harper (Ronni Sacksteder)

born and raised in south western Ohio, I wrote poetry starting at age ten. Survived parochial schools for twelve years and then four more years at an insular, Roman Catholic college. Met my best friend who is also my wife forty four years ago this past July. Moved with her to northern California, and raised twelve feline friends. Broke down some fences and built some new ones. Made many new friends and lost some old ones. more…

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