[stylist] sharing a poem with triolet stanzas

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This was great Barbara and I knew it was Reagan about four lines in.  Wonderful writing. 
Myrna



> On Feb 15, 2015, at 2:58 PM, Barbara Hammel via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Funny that Shawn should start us on this thread.  Just last week I sat down and wrote this.
> 
> 
>  HIS WORDS
> By Barbara Hammel
> 
> I am so thankful that W H O
> Obtained the permission to air
> His words, neither halting nor slow.
> I am so thankful that W H O
> Has given me this chance to know
> Depth of knowledge, width of flare.
> I am so thankful that W H O
> Obtained the permission to air.
> 
> I have no memory of exact words spoken
> Yet his voice recalls my teens
> Before my heart was ever broken.
> I have no memory of exact words spoken
> Yet those snatches are a childhood token,
> That break my heart with innocence scenes.
> I have no memory of exact words spoken
> Yet his voice recalls my teens.
> 
> So many words that still ring true today,
> And unlearned lessons taught.
> There was wisdom beyond the sets of L.A.
> So many words that still ring true today,
> And his legacy now, so many betray.
> In politics' snare we are caught.
> So many words that still ring true today,
> And unlearned lessons taught.
> 
> Think what you may when I mention his name,
> But he speaks very well in these bits.
> I know, in the past, what so many claim,
> Think what you may when I mention his name,
> When the Hawkeyes were preempted I thought the same.
> I have since then learned he has many wits.
> Think what you may when I mention his name,
> But he speaks very well in these bits.
> 
> It may be nostalgia for times gone by
> Yet I believe the things he said.
> You and I may not see eye to eye,
> It may be nostalgia for times gone by,
> And yet, for the times as they are, I sigh.
> Are Reagan's ideals really dead?
> It may be nostalgia for times gone by
> Yet I believe the things he said.
> 
> 
> 
> Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.--Robert Frost
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