Shedding the Mortal Coil
L. B. Mek said:

firstly, please don\'t be discouraged
by anyone\'s comment on your work
your Art, is yours!
secondly, your message n theme\'s
purposed choice
to deliver these meaningfully questing words
in an accessible wording and format
is laudable and worthy of encouragement
thank you for sharing, dear poet
(where does the subjective
trespass, on the values of abstract?
a collectivist audience, ideal
of artistry, is so hard to define
and what is poetic merit?
where can you weigh it, outside
of an editor\'s, subjective mindset
and yet
if we write, like we speak
sentence, our imagery
in that everyday verbiage
ignoring, that aspect of Poesy
tradition to imbue artistic
wordplay, in our writing
are we, short selling our capacity
to elevate our poetic, intent?
how to contemplate
a write, encouraging a mindset
that empowers, legacy
as conduit to our continued, worth
and our artistry\'s creative expression
yet limited
in its poetic ambition;
so yes, dear poet
there is more to existence
than we can fathom and perceive
I too believe that
just like, there is more to this
poetry thing, we try to do
than merely writing out
our thoughts, in an accessible format)
\'but what do I know?
all I can ascertain, is that
I thoroughly
enjoyed reading your work\'

April 24th, 2023 05:44