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Poet in Retrograde |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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Not that I have ever ascended into such lofty positions as the poets I describe herein, but even so, I can relate because we all have days, weeks, etc., when the words will just not come . . . poems are not our friends sometimes we sit and ponder we ponder and fret hands poised o'er the keys praying in our own personal way to write a better poem better than the last one even the last ten for we become complacent because every once in a while magic flows from our brains to the fingers tapping, tapping such profundity such . . . ah, noblesse above and beyond commoners such a poem speaks on a higher plane even than the poet who signed his name to it then, of course comes the drought find yourself striving for the same adulation the hand clapping the same hear! hear! and stand poet, take a bow the drought, however, has no mercy and you, the poet shrivels into an uncompromising shell fighting the words words which laugh at you words which from the distance from your brain and the keyboard has lost its dynamic force instead of standing proudly in the midst of lackluster, anemic words a reason to hold their own heads up and shout to the world look at me! look at me! that once dynamic word remember it fades into a blandness unseen by this poet where are the words the magic the profound lines not there so you write on anyway tripe minor league did i say tripe gone are the accolades the whispering in the shadows genius master wordsmith yeah it all goes so quickly ~ If you don't want gays in the military, make the uniforms ugly. ~ [This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (04-02-2011 10:52 PM).] |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Ain't it just the truth and no one can really explain it. Been there, done that, and couldn't escape for a long time. Too bad you couldn't get a triple inspiration bypass operation so you could start all over again. What can I say, you wrote it so well. Eric |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Oh Jerry I do believe you've struck gold here. How perfectly captured. Lori |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yeah, we all go through those droughts, Eric. I fight mine by reading any kind of poetry I can find, except olde English (I have NEVER been able to understand it) and usually something I've read clicks onto something and I take off. If that doesn't work in a couple of days that is when I do the curling up in the corner and pout. Lori, the thing about writing poems about not being able to write poems grabs most poets attention and usually they can relate with some, or most of it. In other words I'm preaching to the choir heah. Thanks for showing up, I appreciate it. Always. ~ If you don't want gays in the military, make the uniforms ugly. ~ |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Hi Jerry - I can't imagine you going through a drought but if you say it then I must believe you. Perhaps I'm lucky to be a story teller and not a poet because there is always without fail a story in everything. You have written the drought so very well but don't dwell on it because ... thoughts are things.  Helen |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I don't usually have problems writing, Helen, but when I do I fight back with all I have, an in the meantime write some pretty awful stuff. Thanks Helen. ~ If you don't want gays in the military, make the uniforms ugly. ~ |
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dreamgal Member
since 2011-03-17
Posts 442 |
I seem to have difficulty before every thing I write, i read somewhere that sometimes a good trick is to just write without even thinking about wether it rhymes or makes sense keep going, then go back and edit and you'd be suprised how pretty good your words come out. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I use that technique sometimes, dreamgal. It works pretty good. Thank you for being here. ~ If you don't want gays in the military, make the uniforms ugly. ~ |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
It either very easy or very hard. And I do so worry about those seedlings.  Before the internet, and Pip, I used to just burn my notebooks--but that's another issue of mine. *shaking my head* Each one, even if it's similar, holds a memory. And reading them is either very easy or very hard.  I'm very glad of your company, Jer. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
You betcha, Serenity, and I value your company on high plane. Ha! You and those seedlings. Gotta love it. I don't recall burning any notebooks crammed with words, but I have definitely left a few here and yon in my frantic search to find what I already had. Thanks for your company, Serenity. ~ If you don't want gays in the military, make the uniforms ugly. ~ |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
"and you, the poet shrivels into an uncompromising shell fighting the words words which laugh at you" ...and you, well, you have captured the essence of the dry season oh so well (my words actually snicker at me) |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I almost use the word snicker also. Thanks, steavenr, for being here, it is appreciated. ~ If you don't want gays in the military, make the uniforms ugly. ~ [This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (04-04-2011 06:44 AM).] |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
At times, I feel as if someone else writes and I'm just the messenger. The word "dooppleganger" comes to mind...and I didn't even know what that meant until my daughter told me last week.  But there is a part of me that I don't know as well as I would like, and she likes to read and write, dream and dance. She gets laughed at a lot. She will probably outlive me, though. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
At times, when we are at our best, I think we all have a doppelganger pushing the pen. Thanks, Klassy Lassy, for being here. ~ If you don't want gays in the military, make the uniforms ugly. ~ |
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