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Does It Matter?
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Does It Matter? |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
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I wonder at times if it even matters what we write. Does it change the world? No. I'm a poet with nowhere to go, lost in the night. Words mostly forgotten of love and loss and life, of hate and anger and bitterness, of sadness, toil, stress and strife. Does it really matter what I write? Would a book be that important until after I am dead? Have I moved my way into your heart and given logic in your head? Does it really matter what I write? Does it matter what I feel? Can you relate to what I am going through? Who really knows me real? I am a poet but I ask...exactly what does it matter what I write? |
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
of course it does!!!  |
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HopeS Member Elite
since 2000-12-22
Posts 4596Perth Western Australia |
Yes it matters to me and you are close to my heart Hope |
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MIcountrygirl79 Junior Member
since 2007-06-13
Posts 16Michigan, USA |
It absolutely matters! No matter how inept I might be at writing, I know there is someone else (just as inept in their own way) somewhere reading it and realizing that THEY ARE NOT ALONE. So, I take comfort in my ineptitude and continue writing. It is an absolute joy reading (and relating to) artists like yourself, who can capture an emotion I didn't even know I had until I've read it!  |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
It matters to me as a writer - when I write I see things more clearly. I am able to take time to soothe my emotions. It matters to me as a reader - I read the emotions that others write or see the world through their eyes. Or I just smile at their humor. Sometimes I wipe a tear - and sometimes I wonder how anyone can write such crap (which gets me thinking). I always enjoy your poetry. I think you are a beautiful writer - so yes, it matters. xoxoxo A |
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Angel4aKing Senior Member
since 2006-09-27
Posts 1372USA |
Piptalk motto...."poetry is changing the world one word at a time"!!! Of course it matters Dixie your words are heard and felt!!! Take care girl, we love ya!!!  ~~~kingsangel~~~ |
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Aj1992 New Member
since 2007-06-15
Posts 5England |
this is my first post and yes of course it matters, really powerful poem very well written so well done |
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ladylisa Member
since 2007-04-29
Posts 342Florida USA |
What we write matters a great deal Passing Shadows. It is a journey through our souls and gives insight to who we are. We are writers, gifted with word and it tells the world how we feel and who we are. It brings kinship with those who can not write how they feel. So it does matter what we write and it always will. It is also our way of letting go of things both good and bad. I enjoyed this poem very much. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
It always matters...do you believe? James |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
 thanks everyone |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia |
It matters for the voices in your head they need a voice, to share the tears they turn to ink through gift of word, your choice. For we'd go mad for sure my friend if we could not express and find that life would be much worse, a sad and total mess. So all the words you share are read, they may help or depress, a poet needs to share her work and never it supress. Keep writing my friend. Rick |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
"To write is to erase, to erase is to write..." my motto If nothing more, writing and reading others' writing helps us move on... I've enjoyed reading your writing very much over the years. YES! It makes a difference! Just knowing there is someone out there who has shared some of the same thoughts as you have makesa a big difference. misce' |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Even if it were one line, it would matter; even two words: Passing shadows JL  "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." ~Thomas Jefferson |
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Winter Butterfly Member
since 2007-02-03
Posts 61The hidden path beyond the ivy gate. |
Sis, It always matters what you write. You have one of the most beautiful souls I've ever met. I just wish you could open your eyes and see it for yourself. "I used to worry what people thought of me, then I broke through my cacoon" |
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Robert Jordan Member
since 2007-02-07
Posts 392Philadelphia Pa USA |
Passing shadows, Well, yes it does. Even bad poetry can have a significant effect. Check out the first verse of Francis Scott Key's "Defense of Fort McHenry". You might have heard it sung a time or two. Bobby |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
Dixie girlfriend... it matters to me, it matters to us here... thank you RDB xx Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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lacydee Member
since 2007-06-17
Posts 130Indiana |
Hey Dixie Girl!!! I accepted your invitation and looked up your post. Good to read your words again. I have missed you. Dee |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Hey why else do you think you have so many friends here on PIP? Because: You Are Loved. |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Dixie, of course it matters because it's what you do and you do it with passion and commitment. All things pass - that is a fact but in the now your words touch many and do indeed "make a difference". In any case, pip wouldn't be the same without passing shadows. |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
I think even if it matters to no one else it should matter to you. After all that's the reason we write because we have to, because we have the way of expressing emotion that no one can match. That's why we call ourselves poets. And if other's are touched by our words - isn't that a bonus? a good commitee can decimate communication. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
HEY DEE!  glad you came!!!  hugs to everyone here who replied to this and showed the love ya'll are great!! |
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