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LUGGAGE

James Jones 1944 (Little Rock)

Free verse
LUGGAGE

A poem is the luggage
Into which we pack
Our memories
Our experiences
Our joy
Our sorrow

The luggage
Into which we pack
The snowman
Our children built
In '86 when
They couldn't get
To school.

We hide our fears
At the bottom
Underneath the underwear.

About this poem

It is always interesting what triggers a certain memory. It is not always clear what opened the luggage.

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Written on August 10, 2022

Submitted by JonesArtWorks on August 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aBxxxx aBxxxxx xxx
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 261
Words 52
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 7, 3
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James Jones

I have known for most of my life that words are mischievous critters. Words don't always do what they should. I have attempted to discipline them and have occasionally been able to make them behave the way I want them to. I have always written for my own enjoyment, but at times I have remodeled some of my earlier poems so that I can share them with others without embarrassing anyone - like me for instance. Since I am retired from a job, but not retired from life (yet), COVID has given me the opportunity to reassess those poems that I can find that I have written and get them ready to share with others and maybe even have others enjoy them. more…

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