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Write On!
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Write On! |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA 
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Like ships upon the trackless sea- We often meet and pass. Flotsam on the sea of life... We never touch, alas! Like hails across a hopeless void- We touch each others heart... With words wrung out by passions, And our poetic art. What is poetry you ask? Why, friend, it's drops of blood Drawn from a wounded spirit- A cascade, yea, a flood- To flow unhindered to the sea, As we gasp out our pain. Determined we'll be heard this once- If never heard again. Grafitti down the halls of time- Like children in the dark- Determined that our memory lives... We have to make our mark! So write! so speak! let shine your light! Words graven as in stone- Like fireflies on a moonless night... We simply must..."Write On"! |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
This is such a poignant discription of a poet. It would have been a wonderful poem for SHDP's "What is a Poet?" Challenge. I think it is one of your best. Ida [This message has been edited by Marchmadness (03-12-2008 09:31 AM).] |
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
"To flow unhindered to the sea, As we gasp out our pain. Determined we'll be heard this once- If never heard again." yes!  I so enjoy reading you!! |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Right on!! |
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effjayel Senior Member
since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474At the Crossroads of Infinity |
And I hope you continue to do so for a long time to come John |
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sandgrain Member Elite
since 1999-09-21
Posts 3662Sycamore, IL, USA |
What an apt description! I love it. Rae |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I like this poem so much, I am going to send it back to the top because I have a couple of friends who just came on the site and I want to give them a chance to read it. Ida |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
Excellent artistry! The message is enhanced by the rhyme that is so effective, without the distraction that rhyme can sometimes bring. This poem is seasoned with wisdom and experience. Art |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
I love reading your poems Gunslinger you have great talent, much enjoyed. Lindsay |
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