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ms reluctance Apr 2018
Even though a cold heart
tries to remain unfeeling,
detached,
unexpected kindnesses
and easy smiles
remind it
that the world is still a warm place.

Even though a broken heart
tries to remain wounded,
lamenting,
changing seasons
and fresh desires
remind it
not all love has to be eternal.

Even though a trembling heart
holds fears
of the unknown,
curiosity to know what lies
beyond comforting complacency
remind it
that courage finds those who seek it.

Even though a lonely heart
tries to remain stoic,
shut in,
fleeting joys,
pure and tender,
tempt it
to choose hope over despair.
NaPoWriMo Day 19
Poetry form: Lyric
Ottar Apr 2015
Arms loose, by my sides sensing nothing, coated
Feet fall, in steps walked before by many soles,
City streets flow thick with cars slow-death bloated,
Eyes seek relief, from metal bright musing Soul,
In the shadows, scent and see and touch, lost worlds.
5 X 11 syllables = Landay, per today NaPoWriMo prompt
On my FB I did a more 22 syllable Landay style as 9 syllables first line and
13 second line and a picture

Landay was used by farmers and others initially and it has been made more famous in poetry by Afghani Women

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