Morning Portraits
… we are the stanzas - lightly sketched.
I spend my mornings in living galleries
where faces make their marks in time.
As best I can, I note the vagaries
that give some worthiness to rhyme.
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I overlook the niceties, the pleasantries,
the regulars that daily come and go.
Instead, I’m drawn to the extremities,
to the oddities less commonly on show.
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I am the poet, the keyboard warrior,
the freelance editor in chief.
I am the poet, the unabashed borrower
of narratives awaiting your belief.
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We are the canvass - tightly stretched.
We are the stanzas - lightly sketched.
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© Tim Grace, 21 December 2023
About the Creator
Tim Grace
A first impression has a lasting effect - it makes a notable difference. In a subtle way that’s who I am as a poet. A ‘first impression’ looking for the gentle ‘twist’ that draws attention to a novel observation.
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Comments (1)
"I am the poet, the unabashed borrower of narratives awaiting your belief." Love it!