The Story-Teller

by TEAH KAYNE

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The Story-Teller

I've been asked many times

Where do I get my inspiration

Do I find it easy to write

How difficult is it to rhyme

I have been called a poet

Don’t get me wrong

I view this as a compliment

But I don't write poetry per se

My writing tells a story

I just tell it in a different way

That would explain the length of my poems

I have to include every detail

If I were to leave anything out

My stories would derail

You have to walk in the s

hoes of the reader

And read exactly as they do

What kind of story teller would I be

If I shirked this responsibility

I wish I'd started earlier

But writing takes persistence

I don't think I would have found it as easy

Without having life experience

I will happily accept the label of poet

Because poets have the talent of rhyme

But I'd rather be known as a story-teller

Who loves it so much

Her stories come out sublime

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I was compelled, (as I appear to be every time, before I begin to dictate), to explain where my writing comes from, and it's true. I tell stories that happen to rhyme. I can't seem to do it any easier way. 95% out of approx 600 poems are true stories

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