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unlike a child

 
 
being skilled
to phrase in ways
dubbed childlike
 
I consider to be
my greatest gift
 
to all my writing—
 
although the tag is,
the truth to tell,
a quite deceptive one,
 
for what I pen
so like a child,
 
a child could not

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barbsdad2003

18 years 10 months ago

Wow!

I love the depth of your response. You have a wonderful capacity for understanding who I am. And that's the best compliment you could possibly give me. You make my day! ---Chuck