Bilingual

by Sixteezkid

To my children, who give me so much

Mom told me my first word was Dad
Then new ones, learned every week
Soon to be heard by everyone
Only nouns and verbs could I speak.

In school, I was quite the speller
Loved syllables, words in their parts
Bound by prefixes, suffixes
With roots, Greek and Latin, their hearts

Ahh...essays and creative writing!
English comp was never a chore
I came upon a new forum
Public speaking, with words galore

At work, I used presentations
To submit the message du jour
So proud that my words could convey
As a sale was all but for sure

My children were never at loss
To lessons I yearned to impart
With the command of my language
Being verbal, I felt I was smart...

But something deeper was harking
Such feelings welled up within me
This heart and soul also had words?
I wondered what all that could be

Delving to locate the meaning
Of emotions wanting a choice
I listened to all of their urgings
As poetry was their true voice!

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I've only just begun to write poetry. And I am still a bit puzzled as to why I only recently found it. My theory is that since I was always SO busy in business and being a wife and Mom, I always felt confident with saying what was on my mind. Then, a more quiet life....time for reflection (at last!) - Out of nowhere came this inner need to articulate in another way. Poetry is now another way for me to speak. And, I'm LOVING it! Ha!!

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I've always loved words!

A chapter in the book CSP: A Collection of Poems

Bilingual

by Sixteezkid

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