Round circle of poets
As in the lion king story
We all bring something to the table

Rick Rupple remembering his first love
Something we all believe in

JR remembering his grandmother
Something we all want again

Jordon Cody reminding us how growing up can be perplexing

Or SeaCrab showing us we can all overcome if we believe in ourselves

Jonathan Bryant shows us the frailty of life
As when a good friend dies too early

Coffee shows us the sensual side of women and how strong they can be

Male Sky shows us how our faith either grows or shatters in the ordinary of life

Rhapsody sings a serenade of acceptance for all people

JC shows us the reality of family in prose

Shunu rhymes us in ways to awaken what we have forgotten

Paula brings a majestic transformation
Being able to express masculinity into a feminine perspective

Each poet shows us life
And it circles us all
Each is unique
Each flows into the other
Showing us the oneness

From Nixon’s trek for love
To Chris’s prose for the present moment
Tapestry trueness of weaving it all into a focalized poem
And then there’s Natawn
Going deeper where we have not gone before
Or Magus whose magic is what it is all about

And then there’s Jack and Carol
Who kept it alive for us today

And then as the blows
And the storm clears
Upon the horizon are the new ones

The new ones ,who shall sit at this table
When we are but portraits upon the wall
At the round table of poets
The circle of life

05/17/2004

Author's Note: This was written last spring...I read it last night at the "last" poetry reading for me at Galileo's our weekly poetry read. I am having to cut back due to my health issues. I tried to think of what poem I wanted to leave with...and thought this was fitting. The names mentioned are the regulatrs at our poetry readings each week. It was a very emotional reading and emotional response...one I will never forget.

Posted on 01/27/2005
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