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Worthy Pursuit

Jeffrey Powell 1979 (Pittsburgh, PA)

Should we seek fame and fortune
and lead mesmerizing lives,
all at once, all too often,
the fool's errand arrives.

Why yes, seems we're better served
finding our own heartbeat song,
with the same effort incurred,
we find where we belong.

About this poem

I don't know where this came from but it seems truthful and valid.

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Written on February 07, 2023

Submitted by JokerGem on February 07, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXAX XBXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 238
Words 47
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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Jeffrey Powell

A bit of an introvert, Jeffrey enjoys using words and poetry as an outlet for expressing his thoughts and feelings. He tends to play by his own rules and darts in and out of the civilized world, as avoiding the conventional gathering is more his style. Jeffrey lives with his fraternal twin whom he enjoys sharing a laugh with at the opportune time. more…

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  • Vixility
    Vixility
    Love those poems that come out of nowhere and turn out to be gold … this poem is gold! We all want to be wealthy, but wealth hardly guarantees happiness.

    Heartbeat song (which I interpret as the thing that truly makes us happy, and the thing that contributes the best to our authentic selves) is were our deepest and most meaningful lives will be found.

    I love, love didactic poetry, and this one is a perfect of it!     
    LikeReply7 months ago
    • JokerGem
      JokerGem
      I know, it’s so simple yet rings true. I remember waking up back in February and this just popped in my head. So cool! This is motivating me to go and check out some of my older stuff to get the creative juices flowing some more.
      As always, my gratitude to you, John  
      LikeReply7 months ago

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