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Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: A Ray of Light

February 11, 2018 by Jeff Burkhart 1 Comment

A ray of light shone through a tree
And spilled its warmth all over me
I heard my whispering inner voices
Tell me of my long made choices
Turned me wrong and turned me right
And made me pace the floors at night
I am who I became because
Of what I chose when I once was
Words of pain and fleeting glory
Written as I’ve lived my story
Days of sorrow, days of joy
Every man once was
a little boy

Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”

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  1. Ranjit says

    February 11, 2018 at 2:29 pm

    “Every man was once a little boy.” That was a perfect ending/conclusion to the poem.

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