To be a poet is arduous
To be a good poet even tougher
Occasionally catching
Thoughts rising from
The sludge of our minds
In no particular order
Gutting them like fresh fish
Staring at the raw ideas
Adding salt and pepper
Dressing them up in
Fancy clothing
To show them off
In black on white
A new-born baby set free
Into a cruel and dangerous world
Forever uncertain but hoping
That critics who themselves
Never write anything original
Will understand eventually
What poetry is all about
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Author:
Alfred Peyer (Pseudonym) (
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sorry, I have no answer for your tough question, but glad to see you back.
Thanks m&m,
I try to be back every so often. Hopefully in a few months I will have more time.
Good write Fred.
Thanks Orchie!
Very true. But in order to live, one must be set free to face the world. You never know, what you might see. It may be beautiful afterall. Great work.
Thanks Clara,
you are so right! It is a beautiful world.
Great wite - good to your name again Fred.
Thanks Michael,
am glad you are still at it as well!
Wow Fred, there's a lot in there of my spilled emotion whilst i write.
Recently i was told by a young man what poetry was all about because he had been taught the facts he recounted by a published poet.
Oh go away with your lecturing script i thought for my poetry is whatever pours out from my soul.
One day i may publish online and be damned if i care what you think yet another day dawns to find me trying to sculpt a finery of words seeking praise from those i respect.
Do I understand what is poetry about... i don't know if i do.... i'm just caught up in it's spell.
Thanks d a,
what a great comment. Thank you very much. Poetry is like a woman. If you love her you don't need to understand her. 🙂
Indeed Fred, what is poetry about. Yes there are rules for specific types of poetry but all poetry comes from the heart and the heart does not follow any rules. Our words are feelings onto paper and rules are not necessary.
Good thoughtful write.
Andy
Thank you Andy,
and what you say shows in all your writings!
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