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Instant Poems

Write an Instant Dear Poem Poem

See a sample poem

LINE 1 Dear (audience: someone you want to share with)

LINE 2 I would like to tell you

LINE 3 "something that is on my mind that I am uncomfortable saying directly"

LINE 4 You tell me

LINE 5 "something that person has said"

LINE 6 You tell me

LINE 7 "something else that person has said"

LINE 8 You tell me

LINE 9 "something else that person has said"

LINE 10 I would like to tell you

LINE 11 "put your emotions into words; how that person makes you feel"

LINE 12 So during our next encounter

LINE 13 Describe the scene and

LINE 14 what really happens when you speak face to face

LINE 15 using the last five lines

LINE 16 of

LINE 17 the poem

*Inspired by Jane Wisniewski (OncoLink poetry)

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