Welcome to my poetry site.

The poet Robert Frost once said, "A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It finds the thought and the thought finds the words." And to quote the poet Carl Sandburg, "I have written some poetry that I don't understand myself." Both these thoughts sum up my feelings about my poetry. Some of my poems are from my life experiences, some are works of fiction ("a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness"), and some, well, I have no idea where they came from.

Please enjoy, and as you read, keep an open mind.

Thanks so much,
David Pekrul

Parts Of The Sum Volume One by David Ronald Bruce Pekrul | Make Your Own Book

Parts Of The Sum Volume two by David Ronald Bruce Pekrul | Make Your Own Book

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Stating Opinions With Kindness

Now, how do I state my opinion,
Without having others get hurt?
As often I tell them just how I believe,
In order their souls to convert.

Just how do I state my opinion,
And still keep a lot of my friends?
When they don't agree with the things that I say,
And tell me our friendship will end.

Yet, each of us has our opinion,
Of things we hold dear to our hearts,
By simply expressing the things we believe,
Should never tear friendship apart.

For friendship is built on acceptance,
Acceptance is how we show love,
And though we may never agree with their views,
We'll listen to what they speak of.

Opinions are private convictions,
Convictions we're free to express,
It's how our opinions are shared with our friends,
That leaves us with loss or success.

Let's state our opinions with kindness,
Respecting what others believe,
And friendship will blossom as fruit on the vine,
The love we show, we will receive.