Poetry Feeds the Soul



Poetry Feeds the Soul ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
July 25, 2023

I never excelled in verbiage you see
So what on earth happened to morph this new me
For verily a poet I am as we speak
I lovingly give birth to poems each week

So why this transformation in the winter of my years
When creaky back is aching and nostalgia brings me tears
Why now should this brain of mine so frantically create
As if a clock is ticking with desperation my soul to sate

If another human being finds solace
For reading words and thought’s I’ve strewn
Upon a page from this this well seasoned sage
Then my spirit does soar and bloom

An advocate in life I will forever be
I know I always will
Now poetry serves to quench that thirst
Gives an outlet to serve others still

We all have something precious to offer
When blessed with another morning
So why not leave a better world
New talents are always dawning

For me ’twas words to share with you
Not always successful in their goal
But sharing still with love I will
For they serve to feed this vintage soul

About this poem

Writing poetry late in life

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Written on July 25, 2023

Submitted by shulman.gary on July 25, 2023

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Scheme AXX BBCC XXDD XXXX BEXE XFXF XAEA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,041
Words 205
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.

Gary Shulman, MS. Ed. has spent a lifetime supporting vulnerable families and children. He began his career working with children with and without disabilities in an inclusive Head Start program in Brooklyn NY. He then transitioned to become the Special Needs and Early Childhood Coordinator for the Brooklyn Children's Museum for 10 years. His passion for advocacy grew as he worked more and more with parents of children with disabilities. For over 24 years he passionately advocated for the needs of these parents as the Social Services and Training Director for Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. in NYC. The last 8 years of his working life, Mr. Shulman served as a private Special Needs Consultant conducting hundreds of training sessions throughout NYC and beyond to help parents and professionals find and access the services and systems required to facilitate maximizing the potential of their children with disabilities. Now Mr. Shulman is happily retired in Palm Springs CA, but still volunteers his time any way he can to provide information to those in need of his expertise. Today, Gary enjoys sharing his poetry that he passionately writes with the goal of leaving this world a better place one word at a time. more…

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