The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘To Life (full colour version)’ by Rick
This week, the POTW choice is the celebratory and gritty To Life (full colour version) by Rick.
We don't yet have any answers from Rick to our traditional Q&A, but we'll post them as soon as we have them. In the meantime, enjoy his poem, and be inspired to write your own!
To Life (full colour version)
by Rick
I spoke to Sol today,
he wore a ‘not here’ grin,
a battered fedora,
flapping loose in the wind
a threadba...
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