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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
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This is my supplementary blog in which I will post entries written for prompts.

November 10, 2023 at 10:00am
November 10, 2023 at 10:00am
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Arrgh! I suck at writing romance. But I used all the songs, I think.

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Prompt:
Use at least five of these Soft Rock Ballads titles in your entry: *I Want to Know What Love Is, Always Somewhere, How Can I Tell Her, Everything I Own, Against All Odds, Where Are You Now, Beautiful Day, Honestly, Sacrifice, It's My Life, Have I Told You Lately, or Never Say Goodbye

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Alex stood in front of Emily's house, his heart pounding with a mix of nerves and anticipation. Then, he smiled, thinking of the love songs such as, "I Want to Know What Love Is" and "Have I Told You Lately."

Alex and Emily were friends since they were small children but lately, something had changed between them, something beyond friendship. "How can I tell her?" he wondered, but he knew he had to try.

Against all odds, with the weather turning into a beautiful day, the sun broke through the clouds as he knocked on Emily's door. What if she wasn't home as Emily was always somewhere?

Where are you now, Alex thought as he waited. Emily, however, opened the door with a huge grin on her face and asked him to step inside the house.

Alex stumbled a little with his foot catching the edge of the rug as he entered into the living room, but seeing her smile and feeling encouraged, he began to speak. Emily listened intently, her expression a mix of surprise and curiosity, and Alex thought, "Everything I own, honestly, I'd sacrifice it all up for a chance, now."

After a moment of gazing into Alex's eyes, Emily smiled. "*It's my life, too" she said, "and I've been feeling the same way." Alex took a deep breath, and suddenly, he felt an overwhelming sense of joy as if he could fly.

Right there and then, while in a lovers' embrace, Alex and Emily made a pact to never say goodbye, with both looking forward to their life together which would surely turn into a harmonious melody, echoing some timeless tunes.


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