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0 posted 2000-08-16 02:33 PM


What Happened to the Angst?

Poets of the ‘60’s did, as I recall
Summon angst among them, one and all

Spoke of deepening anguish
Questioned trouble and torment profound

Spread among sorrowful moments
And to worrisome fear were bound

O the thrill of written word
Gave me a stimulus reassured

But among the cigarette’s haze
I could not partake of the eyes glazed

Nor could I imagine poetry so sorrowful
And left with cup less than full.

But here, ah here, I relish each day
When a passionate poet comes to play

When love transfixes a heart’s beat felt
And I perform an internal melt

So I care not where is the angst
But to passionate poets a kindred spirit’s thanks.



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Michael G
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1 posted 2000-08-16 03:15 PM


truely times have changed for poets, but the angst is still to be found as it should be, for we are the beakons of truth.......
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2 posted 2000-08-16 03:27 PM


You are right, Michael G - but at least now, as I perceive some good poems, I at least see semblance of a response to the question...thanks for reading...

Karilea
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Sudhir Iyer
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3 posted 2000-08-17 11:32 AM


Thanks are due to you Karilea...
for having such a spirit...

regards,
sudhir

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4 posted 2000-08-17 11:40 AM


Kind of you to say, Sudhir, thank you...
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5 posted 2000-08-17 12:37 PM


wonderful work here, sunshine.... such a fine tribute to all the great writing at passions!!

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i'll tell you what happened to the angst, though...
some of us still have it, like me, for one, you know ...
sometimes i write romantic verse to speak my depths of yearning,
but other times the anger and the fire within are burning...
sometimes i write of ecstasy and flying to a star
on wings of mist toward love that's kissed
which takes my heart so far --
but other times, i'm filled with angst and pain and desperation
and passionately write those words,
pen bleeding the creation.
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thanks for a great read and for inspiring this reply... truly, poetry speaks from the soul and heart of the poet and the human condition..... i am always pleased to hear the words from the depth of a poet's soul, no matter whether romance or angst... and thank you for hearing, too    

~ all you can really ever expect out of life is a good apology and some decent poetry ~

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6 posted 2000-08-17 03:02 PM


Doreen, you were very much a part of this piece, I no more posted it and thought of you...but still, you DO answer some of your own questions, albeit you raise more questions as well...

thanks much...

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