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JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2014-05-20 08:19 AM

I have never aspired
to such a grand form of poetry
writing with such
a light touch
that readers of such airy poetry
could be understood
without exposing the poet
or readers
to uncover the darkness
of the poet
I suppose for the sophisticated
and pseudo intellectual
that is good enough
still, in the very core of poetry
poets find coarseness
we uncover
things we never knew
were inside us
we grit our teeth
and write the next line
such uncovering of our souls
is why some say
poetry is dictated by dark forces
and the poet is put to shame
by their admissions
of their imperfections
some time ago only cultured books
were read
to help us accept our anguish and wretchedness
poetry then
isn’t the same
as the books written
by psychiatrists
no . . .
I maintain
poetry strikes a chord
about how complicated it is
to continue to believe
as we do
just one entity
poetry opens the door to our house
and guests
come and go at their leisure
seeing the dark
as well as the brightly illuminated rooms
that is . . .
if the poet is honest

©April 14, 2014 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~*~ Less depends on the size of the dog in a fight than the size of the fight in the dog. ~*~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

1 posted 2014-05-20 09:31 AM

A truth well spoken! Or should I say several truths... Good food for thought my friend!

Lori

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2014-05-20 09:39 AM

Thanks Lori for your kind response to my poem. You are always the first to tackle whatever emotion I may raise in my poems, and I want you to know I appreciate it very much. Thank you.

~*~ Less depends on the size of the dog in a fight than the size of the fight in the dog. ~*~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

3 posted 2014-05-20 10:48 AM

I could say the say the same about you my "first responder" friend.

Redstart
Senior Member

since 2014-05-16

Posts 535

4 posted 2014-05-20 05:19 PM

Poetry should be cathartic. Wordsworth's, 'Daffodils' was hardly an opening of the soul.
You are so right. Whether it hurts or not, it must be honest.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

5 posted 2014-05-20 05:28 PM

Thanks Redstart, for chiming in . . . You bet it has to be honest and cathartic.

~*~ Less depends on the size of the dog in a fight than the size of the fight in the dog. ~*~

EmmaRose
Senior Member

since 2011-03-02

Posts 1376
Midwest

6 posted 2014-06-02 07:17 PM

it takes guts which is the clean way to say it...lol
it takes guts to shoot from the lip and the hip and slice open an artery for us, the peanut galley who have the pleasure to read you you are the real deal

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

7 posted 2014-06-02 07:38 PM

Hah! I like . . . "from the lip and the hip" . . . Emma. Thank you, thank you for responding to my poem in the manner that you did. When I began trying to write poetry I didn't know any other way to do it but honestly. I've never wavered from that concept.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

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