Empty Pockets at Fifty, for dVerse Poets

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Empty Pockets at Fifty

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Empty Pockets at Fifty

My pockets are turned inside out.
No riches do I have to flout.
This state of my intimidation
is perhaps an apt reflection
of my early hesitation
to obtain an education.
Perhaps if I had done my math,
I’d have pursued a richer path!

For the dVerse Poets prompt, we are to write a Quadrille (44-word-poem) on the word, “Pocket.” Strangely enough, I found a poem I wrote to that prompt 5 years ago and coincidentally, it is 44 words long, so I had to repeat it here. I’ve written nearly 5,000 poems over the past 13 years…I’m taking the license to repeat some of them.

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My blog, which started out to be about overcoming grief, quickly grew into a blog about celebrating life. I post daily: poems, photographs, essays or stories. I've lived in countries all around the globe but have finally come to rest in Mexico, where I've lived since 2001. My books may be found on Amazon in Kindle and print format, my art in local Ajijic galleries. Hope to see you at my blog.

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  3. Ana Daksina's avatarAna Daksina

    University would have bashed all 5000 of your lovely poems right out of you still unborn, and tossed them on the rubbish heap in favor of the disjointed nonsense you would have learned to write for them in order not to get a failing grade. Be glad you stayed out.

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      Actually, this poetry does not really reflect me, but an imaginary character. I did get my masters degree and had wonderful writing professors who did much to encourage me. Mia culpa, Ana!

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