True North

No map
exactly
centers me
inside
the state
I ought to be

and though
this compass
spins me
round

your eyes
confide:

my true north's
found.




True North © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.

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26 words (27 being the prompt limit).  Brevity quote inspiration (the right place being a person) challenge prompt - link: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2753084-27-words-or-less---k.-tolnoe-noguest
Submitted: June 18, 2020









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