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  February 2024     4 hours ago

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The Poet and the Painter

The poet starts out with a blank sheet of paper,
The painter a canvas as white as snow.
Each striving for a form of perfection,
That only a true artist would know.

The poet’s weapon of choice is a pen,
The painter a magical brush.
Each...

– by Courtnie Mckern

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Waiting

I sit in silence consumed by the darkness, awaiting test results that are keeping me up at night. I stare at my coffee cup that is giving me solace as I slowly sip the brown elixir. Inhaling the alluring aroma that is sustaining my ailing mind at...

– by Courtnie McKern

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added 1 month ago
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Pure Innocence

A funny thing happened,
When my daughter was two.
A life and death story,
Was all that she knew.

We lived on a farm,
Baby chickens we had.
But horrible things happened,
When the heat lamp went bad.

Yep, you guessed right,
The baby...

– by Courtnie Mckern

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That’s life!!

I walk this path most everyday,
To clear my head from disarray.

There’s internal chaos in my mind,
And I try to leave it all behind.

The sound of nature in my ear,
Is all I really want to hear.

Life is stressful all the time,
Can’t...

– by Courtnie Mckern

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added 2 months ago
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Cancer

Wondering thoughts enter my mind,
As the doctor gives bad news.
I’m sorry Mrs, it’s cancer,
From what we have no clues.

I’m going to die, I think inside,
Then she opens up her chart.
The tears begin to instantly fall,
And I quickly fall...

– by Courtnie Mckern

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added 3 months ago
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I love how descriptive you are of all the seasons! Nicely done

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you’re very welcome

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Just felt a connection to the poem having had breast cancer myself and wanting my ashes to be spread somewhere in the forest.

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Yes that was a very stressful time in my life, but I made it through with my family and friends! I hope everything went good with your surgery and u are well now

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thank you

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Can’t wait to read everyone’s poems! It’s fun to see all the different styles of writing. There’s no right way to write a poem and no one should be judged for the way they choose to present theirs.

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Thank you very much

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thank you! Yes writing does help alot

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thank you!!

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thank you! I’ve been cancer free for 16 yrs

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Very lovely and sensual! I thought it was well written

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thank you very much! I’m happy u enjoyed it

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I thought this was a well written poem! I love dragonflies and I could watch them for hours as they flutter from place to place

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Congratulations to all the winners!!

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I love butterflies and this poem made me happy reading it! Thank you

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