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The Writer - - - (For world poetry day)
Some poetry leaves me cold
There, I’ve said it
Most prose bores me to tears
There, I’ve said that too
I am not inspired by
Libraries or bookshops
Full of wooden racks and
Shelves of old books
With dusty old jackets
It’s a paper cemetery
Where words go to die
Written diarrhoea or
Scribed masturbation
Does not impress me
I am not impressed by
A writer stroking his ego
Or stroking his manhood
Poetry should describe
Contrast and compare
Challenge or make angry
What is the point of writing
Without emotional stimulus
And a wee bit of self
Poetry without self
Is dry like a bad training manual
I want to laugh out loud
I want to cry a river
I want to get so very angry
I want to feel that warm
That warm fuzzy feeling
I don’t want to feel cheated
I don’t want to feel bored
I don’t want to feel nothing
Write with passion
Write with intent
Add a wee bit of self
Deliberately Cause
An emotional reaction
Then you’ll become
The writer
I’d want to read
Published 22nd Mar 2017
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Anonymous
22nd Mar 2017 2:42am
Hey David......lots of thought thru this one.......what a great day for poetry and you've written awesomely......purple luv & hugs xo :)
23rd Mar 2017 2:13am
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22nd Mar 2017 9:52am
Shelves of old books
With dusty old jackets
It’s a paper cemetery
Where words go to die [fookyeah!]
I think world poetry day blew a fuse when you uttered such insensitive lines... which really begs the question, does poetry have feelings?
Great little poetic ramble written with purpose and passion... you angry poet!
With dusty old jackets
It’s a paper cemetery
Where words go to die [fookyeah!]
I think world poetry day blew a fuse when you uttered such insensitive lines... which really begs the question, does poetry have feelings?
Great little poetic ramble written with purpose and passion... you angry poet!
23rd Mar 2017 2:01am
a big thank you Alexander I always love to get comments from you - hard to imagine but I was angry when I wrote this :-)
22nd Mar 2017 11:41am
Some poetry leaves me cold
There, I’ve said it
Most prose bores me to tears
There, I’ve said that too ................... Loved the attitude here. I'm grinning from ear to ear
Write with passion
Write with intent
Add a wee bit of self
Deliberately Cause
An emotional reaction ........... Otherwise it would be a waste of ink and time.
Enjoyed reading this - thank you
There, I’ve said it
Most prose bores me to tears
There, I’ve said that too ................... Loved the attitude here. I'm grinning from ear to ear
Write with passion
Write with intent
Add a wee bit of self
Deliberately Cause
An emotional reaction ........... Otherwise it would be a waste of ink and time.
Enjoyed reading this - thank you
23rd Mar 2017 2:04am
thank you so much - I was writing it to myself - then I always hope others will glean something to enjoy from what I write :-)
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22nd Mar 2017 2:38pm
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23rd Mar 2017 2:05am
thank you sire, that was such a big thing you just said and I feel better for it :-)
22nd Mar 2017 4:38pm
'If it doesn't start with a strong emotion, why write it?' ( a vague memory of a comment by Robert Frost I think, but don't hold me to it)
23rd Mar 2017 2:07am
You might be right, but I am not a reader of Frost - I pulled it out of the ether :-) thank you for reading and commenting :-)
22nd Mar 2017 5:41pm
I agree David for me poetry is all about the passion behind the words allowing the reader to really feel something..
excellent..
love Brenda
excellent..
love Brenda
23rd Mar 2017 2:08am
Yep we have to try to move people at the very least :-) Wise words dear Brenda - 1000 ehugs on their way
22nd Mar 2017 9:36pm
Well at least your WPD poem was happier than mine LOL! That said, I totally agree with you, poetry should invoke emotion and when it doesn't, I lose interest. It's all about letting emotion flow and pouring out one's heart. A reader wants to feel and connect. Enjoyed this angry spill.
23rd Mar 2017 2:10am
you are so right - emotion is key :-) thank you so much for reading and commenting :-)
Anonymous
30th Mar 2017 8:31pm
i feel this way about the raven by poe ... fecking Gothic dr seuss
anyhoos i can dig the honesty really no point reading contrived rubbish that doesn't stir the soul in some way
aum and whatnot
anyhoos i can dig the honesty really no point reading contrived rubbish that doesn't stir the soul in some way
aum and whatnot
2nd Apr 2017 1:03am
8th Apr 2017 7:53am
How right you are, i adore reading when written with fire, passion purpose and sorrow. All my comments are inspired by the poem itself otherwise i got nothing. Much love and mad respect,
me
me
8th Apr 2017 6:54pm
emotional content is so important to me - I want to feel the passion, the pain, that's why I read poetry, it makes me feel alive :-)
sending ehugs - ty :-)
sending ehugs - ty :-)
