The Poetry of Marguerite
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Untitled II
by Marguerite

The cat tolerates
A taunting parrot's babble
Then, dines on feathers

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Untitled III
by Marguerite

A steady handprint assures a shaky awakening
Nurtures and channels a new-born quickening
The indelible signature heartens a springing courage
The fledgling composes an imaginative personage

A calm excitement ensues and expresses new delight
Treasures held dear, yet rushing, accelerating others insight
Barriers overcome, flooding a passage through a broken dam
Find uncompromising expression in truth, reality, and idealism

With thankfulness I humbly devote a recent discovery
A love of words and rhyme, a message of delivery
To those who listen with hearts opening and engrossed
The thoughts of this transformed dreamer who once was lost

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Untitled IV
by Marguerite

The desperate crying of the phone
Repeatedly wails answer please
A voice that cannot be ignored
Screaming help for I am alone

An ache physically gnawing
Relentless as it whittles away
A shape once solid and complete
Distorted from a constant pawing

Reluctantly I answer yes?
Knowing the same words will be said
The compulsive hunger speaks
I must say no to his request

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