Poetry by Samuel Guest

Quiet Song

her life
a quiet song
that only i care to sing

so that i may immortalize her
forever and ever
it is the least i can do

she inspires me to be better
do better, and that is priceless

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Outpouring

pour over her with the intensity of ink spilling over a page

                                                                          stipple your precious love
                                                                                                                     everywhere that there is bare skin or hair

let her know your heartstrings intimately

                                                         worship her, for tomorrow may never come

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Samuel Guest is a Jewish/Canadian poet, author, and educator. Some of his poems have appeared in Half a Grapefruit Magazine, Montreal Writes, and Peeking Cat Poetry. More of his poems are set to come out later this year. His book "The Radical Dreams" was published back in April of 2018. He lives in Toronto, Ontario with his cats Archie and China. 

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