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Ears Wide Open

Tommy L. Maddox 1972 (North Carolina)

I say I will listen,
to your sad story so long.

So, listen I shall,
with caring attention.

A shoulder to lean on,
if you should need one.

My ears are wide open,
so, talk and I'll listen.
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Written on April 22, 2023

Submitted by tmaddox3 on April 22, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AX XA XA AA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 189
Words 48
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2
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Tommy L. Maddox

Tommy L. Maddox has traveled the world and seen many wonderful and horrible things. Cursed by demons and been blessed by angels. During a time when he was at a loss for what life was to be about his heart opened up and poetry flowed forth. From there came songs and the need to fill himself with more knowledge of the world. A path that has lead to history, theology, religion, philosophy and the discovery that his ancestors were famous musicians from King George of France and the Queen Elizabeth the 1st to the first musician to hold the title of Master of the Kings Music. (Nicholas "The Younger" Lanier.) All the way forward in time to "A Street Car Named Desire." There are many other aspects from which he came from and has created his own path which continues to develop as he moves forward. more…

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