Open Poetry #44 |
Poetry is a Curious Thing... |
Windhover Member
since 2003-11-17
Posts 179UK |
Poetry is a curious thing;it has a power we cannot see but only feel... perhaps, not even that; just sense, instinctively. The words a poet uses, and the order in which they appear, can mean... all things, to all people; you read in them what you desire. Perhaps, you can see love, or longing; tears, or laughter... hope or fear; some star-crossed tryst... some misty dream; it is a thing all poets share. There are so many variations; weaving rhyme in different styles; a golden world, so full of promise... gentle smiles; or wistful sighs? Do you want to soar above the mountains in the endless blue? Do you want to wander mist-wreathed lands, where, still... the Moonflowers grow? Do you want a tale of unrequited love, soft drenched in tears; half-lost, but half-remembered through the shadows of long drifting years? Or, would you rather craft a subtle, perfect Sonnet for your sweet? the quatrains merging elegant... the couplets rhyming, fair and neat. A work of such sweet elegance... your lover's heart is in your hand; these things are all here to be found; in this poetic promised land. This is where true magic lies, within us all... no more... no less; for, deep down... we are all Romantics; we all seek the soft caress of fantasy... some sweet Idyll of tragic love, now lost in time; these whispered dreams of captive hearts all bound in gently flowing rhyme. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Saved now, lest I forget! lol I enjoyed these thoughts on poetry, by a true poet. Linda |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
How true this is, and I found myself smiling reading this with all it's "what ifs?" and possibilities. |
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HopeS Member Elite
since 2000-12-22
Posts 4596Perth Western Australia |
A work of art , written from the heart Hope |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
"Do you want to soar above the mountains in the endless blue? Do you want to wander mist-wreathed lands, where, still... the Moonflowers grow? Do you want a tale of unrequited love, soft drenched in tears; half-lost, but half-remembered through the shadows of long drifting years?" --- now THAT is especially fine! much applause for this 'penning' !! |
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Chalmette Guy Senior Member
since 2009-03-11
Posts 1257Louisiana |
Thank you, for penning poetry and what it means to me in words I always fail in the attempt to do. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
these things are all here to be found; in this poetic promised land. This is where true magic lies, within us all... no more... no less; for, deep down... we are all Romantics; we all seek the soft caress of fantasy... I started to copy the same lines secondhanddreampoet did... they are magnificent. *S* But I love the above just as much... you've captured the magic we seek and find in words... Beautiful work!! |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
"We all seek the soft caress of fantasy" Yes, indeed. Ida |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
nice |
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