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National Poetry Month

Week 4 of a Poet's Time Travel Journey . . .

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Sarah Crowne
Apr 21, 2024
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It’s Week 4 of National Poetry Month!

I’ve been having so much fun going through all of my old poetry! This week, I chose a handful of my shorter poems that are my favorites. All of these were written between the ages of 14-20 years of age.

Here they are! And in the meantime—do you write poetry? Have you ever looked back at things you wrote a long time ago and see them in a new way? If so, share in the comments if you’d like!

man sitting on tree log
Photo by Kevin Quezada on Unsplash

Hot Shot

Three dollars in my pocket,

The heat is hot today.

One hundred degrees and

Rising.

But the wind is cold,

Where you stand,

On your mountain.

I look up to see you.

But you ignore my call.

Maybe you are just,

Too high

To hear.

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