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Poetic Life Lines
By Don Iannone

Life is poetry,
It comes to you one line at a time,
Follow each line as far as you can,
Allow each line and stanza
to lift and fill you fully,
Ride your life lines
like surging ocean waves
to the next line and beyond,
Walk your lines like a beautiful
sun-filled trail through a meadow,
Play with them like a puzzle
you piece together with a young child,
Blur, twist, and turn your lines,
Allow yourself to get lost
in the intricate details of your lines,
See your life lines as trees
bunched in a thick growing forest,
Forget your lines and learn new ones
to keep your mind and heart free,
Connect your lines to someone else's lines
and write a living poem together.

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