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H.A.R.L.E.M

Crystal Ford-Nelson

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Hidden treasure to both mother, father
An unknown presence to a New Yorken auntie.
Rare traits among us all
Listen when your big brother Kelton says he will catch sissy should or if she starts to fall.

Easy on the eyes
Mission isn't impossible to be a hustling daughter.

About this poem

I am initially writing this poem on the fly because initially the letters spell my youngest niece's name. For the beginning this started on a piece of paper, a reason unknown it feels more would become of it doing so on sight. The idea came as my younger brother told me should make a pillow for his daughter.

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Written on March 16, 2022

Submitted on March 16, 2022

Modified on April 26, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXBB XA
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 271
Words 52
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 2
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Crystal Ford-Nelson

Hello; to all fellow poets my name is Crystal am 39 years old happily married. My home town, state is Camden Tennessee. I currently live in Fishkill New York. Yes a long way from home. The pursuant journey of poetry began after the passing of my late mother. As she herself was only 33, myself 10. During that timeframe afterwards (more so) than many was not in a good spot. Therefore in middle school an outlet came about. Therefore giving the opportunity to try a hand with short stories. Yet as time went by initially developed a love for mixing words, a touching texture. more…

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  • Akinpet23
    Akinpet23
    A good piece though hard to understand.
    Keep writing.

    Kindly vote for me
    LikeReply2 months ago
  • NewlyFresh
    NewlyFresh
    Few words with layers of meaning which tell many stories. Thank you for sharing.
    LikeReply6 months ago

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