They say
all poets
at some point
in time
possess and express
in overabundance
one or two
or three or four
of the traits listed
below:
Moodiness
Instability
Insanity
Eccentricity
and
all poets
are very:
Selfish
Idealistic
Intense
Impulsive
Cynical
Morose
Emotional
and
LoveWithEveryFiberOfTheirBeingNoMatterTheConsequenceOrSadnessOfThoseNotInvolvedInTheirPoeticPietyOfLove
and
if it’s true
And
you have these traits
And you live poetry
you might be a poet
Depending upon
the interpretation,
it’s not a bad thing
and
I might be a poet,
too
though
I live in the same world as you
Poetry is my favorite addiction/meditation/recreation/Re-Creation
I adore exploring every beautiful place
in a poet’s universe
I am a poet,
but only in spirit
I’m not like you
You are one of the chosen few
Whose words speak to my heart’s most hidden parts
I cannot pen my adoration to the ones I adore
as elegantly as you do
So, I carry you with me
I invite you into my most secret place
beneath an ancient oak
whose massive branches hang like arms
forming a cradle covered by a canopy of leaves
It’s my secret room I want to share with you
I gently lay you down on a bed of of grass
next to me as I sit in the sacred silence
I open your pages
I read your poems
Your magic is who you are
You paint in colors
that never existed before
Yes, you are a poet
You often lie between the pages
of Sylvia Plath
and Rossetti
or Robert Frost,
as Bukowski
flutters in the wind,
waiting impatiently
for me to finish
I read your last word
I let you slip away into the pages of places
I can only see in the dreams you write for me
I wait to once again taste your poetry
for I am a poet too, in spirit
and
I’m in love
with every poet and poem
whose kindred words
have touched my shore
~
©justagirllost2
January 6, 2021 at 2:37 pm
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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January 11, 2021 at 1:20 pm
Thank you so much. ♥️
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January 5, 2021 at 5:51 am
Us, who love to write. We need to write the truth. Bled to paper. When Salinger and Kosinski wrote. Their words were hard, true and needed. Hello my friend. I hope you are doing well.
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January 5, 2021 at 5:49 am
Reblogged this on johncoyote and commented:
Wonderful poetry shared by a talented writer.
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January 11, 2021 at 1:22 pm
Thank you so much, my friend. I’m truly honored. Peace and Love 💖
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January 11, 2021 at 2:13 pm
You are welcome dear poet. I love your work.
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January 12, 2021 at 1:08 am
And I yours. I’ve been preoccupied with the ‘world’ lately and my children’s futures and I haven’t been able to focus on writing, but I know the muse will return and in the meantime I enjoy reading your beautiful words. Peace ♥️
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January 12, 2021 at 1:46 am
I understand, I work and Home-school two grandchildren. Hard to find time to write.
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December 1, 2017 at 9:58 pm
(gulp)
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November 16, 2017 at 10:26 pm
Thank you so much for such kind words, my friend. 🙂 I hope you have a most glorious weekend xo
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November 16, 2017 at 10:24 pm
Absolutely breathtaking!!
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April 15, 2017 at 1:10 am
Like poetry a lot…Your one impressed a lot
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April 15, 2017 at 7:55 pm
Thank you! 🙂
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March 6, 2017 at 7:26 pm
Oh I really liked this. You are a poet I admire every day.
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March 6, 2017 at 8:06 pm
I’m humbled and honored, truly! You’re one of my most admired poets also. Thank you, Beauty and I hope you have a glorious evening. xoxo
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December 11, 2016 at 6:20 pm
So stunning. You’ve taken me to the woody forest of poetry. It’s a scary place… 💙
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December 11, 2016 at 6:28 pm
Thank you, Gorgeous. You made my night and my day and my night. XOXO
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November 17, 2015 at 4:08 am
as you are So I am
*the voices i my head told me to say that*
~B
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November 17, 2015 at 1:37 pm
Lol… As well they should. 😊
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November 14, 2015 at 7:39 am
You are a poetess. And a good one at that.
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November 18, 2015 at 3:04 pm
Thank you, and I’m humbled and touched by your words.
I only write because I devoured books as soon as I could hold them.
I slept with stuffed animals & my favorite book.
Books kept me company through all the times I had no one.
I only write thanks to those who wrote before me. They are my heros. 😊
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November 13, 2015 at 7:05 pm
Guilty!
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November 13, 2015 at 7:09 pm
As is everyone, I think. Poets and artists are just honest about it and that is a beautiful thing 😊
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November 13, 2015 at 7:10 pm
It is!! Good evening beautiful poetess! 😊
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November 13, 2015 at 6:23 pm
Yep, I suffer from all of those, BUT wouldn’t have it any other way LOL!
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November 13, 2015 at 6:28 pm
Lol, good! I like confidence in who you are and embracing what you love. I think that is the key to happiness in life. 🍃🌺
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