Heart and Soul



Life is open.
Life is closed.
Life is forever in a song.
Music is in my blood and soul.
Where have you been?
The heart is open.
The heart is closed.
The song is in both heart and soul.

About this poem

I wrote it while attending a concert performance by Andrea Bocelli in Greenville, South Carolina with my wife.

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Written on February 15, 2024

Submitted by scieddie4_1 on February 27, 2024

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Characters 184
Words 46
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

EDWARD P DONOVAN

I am fourth of ten children. Have been a science teacher/professor for fifty-five years. Have been married to the same women for almost 55 years. Have three adult children consisting of two boys and a girl. I have lived in New York, Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, Colorado and South Carolina. more…

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