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Poet Junkie II

Stephanos

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since 2000-07-31

Posts 3618
Statesboro, GA, USA

0 posted 2000-08-10 11:38 PM

A poet junkie, I as well
do seek a modern voice.
And yet to not write "junky"
must remain my conscious choice.

And though I'm not a Shakespeare,
Yeats (great poets of the Earth)
or Wordsworth in my penmanship
I'm giving my words worth.

Or ever striving to, at least
that honor may revive
among contempo-poets
that our craft might seem alive.

I do not aim these words to you
(your poem has great charm).
It's just I feel that some extremes
have done our talents harm.

And many in the world today
just 'cause they spill their ink
imagine they are poets fine
Yet I would urge them "Think

before you give to everyone
your private inner notions.
Let them be incense to lure
not nonsense noxious potions."

Don't get me wrong.  I think it's good
to write on any fringe
to supercede our fathers' forms.
But still our laurels hinge

upon the use of  artful spin
and thoughtfulness of pick
with good device and message
that poetics won't get sick.

It's not today "old versus new"
that makes the final call
For freer lines can be bad too.
Just write them well is all.

A poet junkie, yes indeed
a dealer too whose voice
Will cry on "Verses" boulevard
"make sure your smack is choice"!

(The poet junkie idea intrigued me.  I thought it was a good opportunity to share some of my
personal views about poems.  Please no one get offended.  No aim to any individuals, just a fun way to express my mind.  I enjoyed the poem "Poet Junkie" by Jon Mewett.  I wrote this as sort of a satirical response.  Thanks Jon for sharing.)

Poet deVine

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Hurricane Alley

1 posted 2000-08-11 12:50 PM

This is great..the form is wonderful and the message is right on target! I liked it!

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