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Your friend in poetry, Susan

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Janhavi Munde
3 years ago
Janhavi Munde 3 years ago

A cold hand

Running down

the back of your neck

A blow of the

Autumn wind

A turn of the

Pages of your book

A sudden shiver

down your spine

A note played wrong

on the keys of a piano

A darkening of the skies

A thundering of

Zeus’ bolts

A chill along the green

A clenching of the heart

A clenching of the heart

A whisper

A whisper

A sickening

And you know it has come again.

Susan Katz
3 years ago
Susan Katz 3 years ago

Thank you so very much for submitting your poem to be considered for Featured Poem of the Week.  I like the way the poem flows - I like the way you used repetition, and I like the powerful message that comes pounding through.  Well done, Susan

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