And a fine Sunday GM to y'all,

from the Left Coast (Cali)๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฅฐ

I have ORIGINAL poetry for your

reading pleasure, right here and

now today on nostr... Never before

now published anywhere...

Enjoy!๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ‘

FIRST PUBLICATION on NOSTR

Sunday, 28 December 2025

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I Want

By Duncan Cary Palmer

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I want to write music

To make your heart swell.

I want to frame poems

Exceedingly well.

I want to tell stories

That make people weep.

I hope that my love songs

Sweep you off your feet.

I want you to know

How "The Church" fell away;

Prolonging the night,

While professing The Day.

I want to live up to

Why God put me here;

I want to convey truth

To those I hold dear.

I'd like to know why

Life keeps blocking my way?

Why troubles keep stifling

Things I need say?

Pieces are missing;

My soul's incomplete.

I struggle

My self-expectations to meet.

For "want" has a synonym,

Verging on black;

The sad truth confronts me;

"I want" means

"I LACK..."

God help me,

I WANT!

~FIN~

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Thinking about it GM!

Thanks! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜€

Beautifully written

Thank you. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜€

P. S.

For much more poetry, visit the Poetry Shelf of my library:

https://peakd.com/library/@creatr/poetry

Lovely poem, Duncan. I can relate ๐Ÿงกโœจ

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