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The Twelve-Word Exercise

Helton, B.K.

 

As I complete the twelve word exercise
I reflect upon the list of words:
exercise, usually, something, ah-ha-ha-ha!, beauty, surfaces, Blue Mountain, surrenders, them, stay, wisely, and found.

I can only think of silly ways to fit this random list together.
It makes me laugh, “ah-ha-ha-ha!” to think of the ways I have found.

I believe I have penned wisely,
the beauty of something likened to Blue Mountains— winding surfaces ever on and on.

Usually, I would stay and finish
but I am afraid I must go to class
and see them that are my fellow writers

O, the surrenders of poetry!