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#2

Smugly

Ah, the gull
floating on waves of air,
much maligned scavenger
dismissed, reviled, disdained.
Yet he escapes
gravity's constraints
while I,
smugly superior,
remain strapped
hopelessly surface bound.

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Smugly

Ah, the gull
floating on waves of air,
much maligned scavenger
dismissed, reviled, disdained.
Yet he escapes
gravity's constraints
while I,
smugly superior,
remain strapped
hopelessly surface bound.

At Tracy's suggestion I will post the April poems here. #1   And Thus It Begins   April. Poetry month. And thus it begins On this the first day Traditionally ceded to fools. Hence the lettermen sharpen their tools Lead and ink away Weave words in a spin. The poets plunge. April.  

Dave - your poem is awesome, touching, intimate in a universal way.  It takes my breath away.  Looking forward to more.

I totally agree with Sharon - Colm, this is a gem !!!

Hi Tracy - yes this is Aimé, and we did meet at the January Poetry Society of Colorado, where I won a first prize, tho I still think the fix was in !!!!! I'm not sure how to navigate this website - I simply wanted to do what Marcel suggested, to submit a poem each day for the month of April, Poetry ...

And Thus It Begins

April.
Poetry month.
And thus it begins
On this the first day
Traditionally ceded to fools.
Hence the lettermen sharpen their tools
Lead and ink away
Weave words in a spin.
The poets plunge.
April.

 

After life's full time obligations have faded I now have new time to pursue a passion I never truly accepted I had, the artist side of me.  Playing guitar and writing songs has been wonderful.  And now I have moved into the realm of poetry.  My brother Marcel Duclos has encouraged me to explore writ...