Your Most Important Poem
Your most important poem is yet to be born; it waits upon a summer storm to rouse it from its drowsy sleep, where quietly it breathes and keeps an ear toward tomorrow. You thought you wrote it...
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A most spot on observation Rich. Every time a poem is born I look at it and think, yup! that's pretty good, much better than the last one, but somehow, as I read and then read again, I'm never quite...
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Rich, You have written the poet's quest, and may it never end! What a joy to think that hidden in a storm cloud, or in a ray of sun, or in the inspiration from another poet's pen that we will find the...
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Loved this Rich and the hope it brings that that most special of all poems is yet to be born... Regards, Maryse
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"it waits upon a summer storm to rouse it from its drowsy sleep" Very nice.... Yes, you capture how most of us have felt at one time or another. A fine write, Rich. kerri
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This is sooo beautiful. I love the way it flows...so sweetly. It reminds me of Robert Frost (whom I adore by the way!) Much enjoyed~
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bongler, I think we all build our temples of poetry, and then proceed to scale the temple steps. To feel we are making our way up the steps of Apollo could be an illusion, but should we not grasp at...
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I do so enjoy climbing in your poem's being. Very nice poetry, Rich. Leaves one hopeful for the next round with writing. Jan
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Hi Rich, The entire poem is masterfully written. The sonics are exquisite, light, and pleasing. I particularly like the sentiment and the emotion of this section: instead, it settled in the night,...
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Sarah, It's true: writing is a lonely business, but the opportunity to share with others makes it all even more worthwhile. Our time is spent between two realms, reading and writing - within which...
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Maryse, It will; for each new poem breathes new life upon the earth. Thanks! Rich
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Kerri, To capture one's feelings: yes, that is the very crux of poetry - that magical dovetailing of heart and mind. Merci! Alaura, The name Robert Frost has such music within it! It reverberates...
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Jan, You're right: it gives 'hope!" What one person might consider to be a meaningless endeavour, always learning and moving on towards new poems, the poet sees as the most worthy of occupations...
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I'm rereading this today, and I love it even more. Ah, the eternal reaching into the next day ~ ! ~ It's really beautifully designed, poetically pleasing in every way. Thank you for the experience,...
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Rich, thank you, I read your poem again this morning and your words inspired both my reply and my belief that the honour of a perfect poem should be vested in a higher authority than mine.
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Hi Rich, I agree with Bongler.. the search for perfection is eternal... but I think this one comes very close! I read it and reread it and each time I too came up with somethng different,., what a...
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This verse is RIGHT ON in its entirety Rich.......................... WRITE ON!!
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Jan, Thanks for revisiting and for the kind words! If you lived in the vicinity, I am sure visits would always be too few. Bongler, True words...true...to have inspired you is nothing short of...
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this is true Rich - i feel the same about the paintings I am working on too so much so I often get bored towards the end and am already thinking of the next piece...
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Willow, That's very interesting...it is as if our minds need constant nourishment, and that it is not so much the end that propels us on as the journey. Food for thought - or thought for food. :-) Rich
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