Victoria Lynn Hall

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Value & Keeping Things Short

Value & Keeping Things Short

1 or 2 short poems

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Victoria Lynn Hall
Nov 01, 2022
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Introduction

Sometimes I build a poem around just a few lines and sometimes I recognize that just a few lines is the poem. What’s the difference?, you may ask. But the better question is, what’s the same? And the answer to that is always, I write what heals me, nothing less and nothing more.

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Value

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There is value in being able to hold in the light 
the best of what visits me in the dark of night
to not have to battle between angels and demons
or go to extremes for a glimpse of my hard won wisdom

I may give the best of me away
and not expect everyone to pay
with love or money
but that doesn't mean it comes cheaply

Keeping Things Short

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