Tarnished Poetry

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Polished poetry,
most like to read.

When Punctuation is a little off,
do love and nature still exist?

Melody and cadence,
not right for the critics.

Tell me, what's wrong,
with my tarnished poems?

From the author,
they tell a story too.

Patsy Starke 6/27/2024, a tarnished poet