Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Biographical--By JD DeHart--United States

Biographical

Small town, of course,
like a Mellencamp song, where
not even a red light hung,
forming away from the herd,
hiking daily, learning about
animals and land, never quite
seeming to fit in a particular
place, though trying, attempting
parlance but sounding somewhat
out of kilter, then a pathway
to education and reading,
subsuming self in books, finally
finding a voice to teach,
some words to script and share,
a path among dense undergrowth
of metaphor and intended meaning.

JD DeHart is a writer and teacher.  He is currently at work on a collection of his best poems from the past five years, which he hopes to make available soon.  DeHart blogs at jddehartpoetry.blogspot.com

3 comments:

  1. Dear JD,
    you bring small into the spotlight under title"Biographical"
    by teaching metaphor and intended meaning. I enjoyed
    reading this. I can hardly wait for more.
    Great word crafting.
    Yancy

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  2. Hello JD,

    With you all the way in the feeling of not quite fitting in. Perhaps you, like me, depend on poetry to convey a sense of place and belonging.
    Thank you,

    Michael

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  3. Nice work, thank you for sharing it with us.

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