He Said, She Said and a Backward Twist

Written for:  Verse First  and  Poetry Jam
Linking to:   dVerse Open Link Night #117

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He said it didn't matter if he was there or here

As she was entrenched inside his soul whether far or near

She said even though she understood the spiritual concept

Earthly limits play a part in her feeling quite inept

He said he heard her every word, felt her love and care

Their souls were tightly intertwined, bonds unbreakable and rare

She said she didn't understand why they journey so apart

Although his thoughts do bring her peace they also break her heart

He said that when her time was up he would be waiting on that side

She said the purpose of her life she first had to abide.

~x~

She said the purpose of her life she first had to abide

He said that when her time was up he would be waiting on that side

Although his thoughts do bring her peace they also break her heart

She said she didn't understand why they journey so apart

Their souls were tightly intertwined, bonds unbreakable and rare

He said he heard her every word, felt her love and care

Earthly limits play a part in her feeling quite inept

She said even though she understood the spiritual concept

As she was entrenched inside his soul whether far or near

He said it didn't matter if he was there or here.

~x~

Verse First prompt

Poet and short story writer Grace Paley said, "It is the responsibility of writers to listen to gossip and pass it on. It is the way all storytellers learn about life."

Natalie Goldberg expounded on this idea by saying, "We should learn to talk, not with judgment, greed or envy, but with compassion, wonder and amazement."

Today you have some options. Write about gossip. Write about what happens when wagging tongues do harm. Or not. Write a poem of conversation. Or write about the growth potential when interactions are based on compassion, wonder and amazement. You choose.

Poetry Jam

Write a short poem, 12 lines or less, and then read it backward, from the bottom up. The lines aren't backward, just the order of the lines. Rewrite the poem backward, with the last line first and the first line last: a palindrome poem.

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