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Welcome to my Poet Lady Chat Room. I would like to invite you to click on the chat box and type in a question, a suggestion, submit a poem, in other words – “chat with me.” I may, if you submit a poem, decide to feature it in my Poem of the Week section or, we may simply exchange ideas and suggestions about your poem.

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Your friend in poetry, Susan

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Peace (1 reply)

_penitdown._
3 years ago
_penitdown._ 3 years ago

When I can't control my mind, there is no peace that I can find.

With insurging thoughts, I am worried and my stomach is tied in knots.

Susan Katz
3 years ago
Susan Katz 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing this personal insight with me.  I would have liked to have seen an image for "controlling your mind" - such as "containing it between the covers of a book" or for "(in) surging thoughts" like "the tide engulfing the sand" - or "Worried" like "leaves tormented by the breeze."  We need to see, hear, taste, touch, smell the images that make a poem, a poem.  I very much like what you are saying and do believe you could turn this into a very fine poem, with some attention to the techniques that make poetry, poetry,  - Susan

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