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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Passions people: 2 things... 1) What is a muse? 2) I'd like for as many people as possible to tell me their definition of poetry....what they feel poetry is. Hoping for some responses!!! Love and hugs to all, Lizzie  "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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StarrGazer Senior Member
since 2000-03-05
Posts 679Texas |
Hmmm I know the definitions will vary a great deal on this question kind of interested to see how everytone else will define it here are mine... Muse- the inside voice that inspires me to capture moments and thoughts and to write about them Poetry- Life in words ... a little poem I wrote about my goal in writing poetry I want to be the greatest writer to have words fly from my pen like lightning to be able to express all the feelings and emotions of everyday life in the beauty and mysticism of a poem I want to be the words flowing from your mouth to feel your feelings to live your life to be you in words ...and I guess that is my definition look forward to reading other's definitions  Mystical being which makes ink flow Surround me in your incandescent glow Fill my brain with thoughts and rhyme As I try to capture but a moment in time ~Shan~ |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
Hmmmmmmmmmmm. . . what's a muse? Well, for me a muse is that one person or feeling or whatever that inspires you to write. . . some people have many muses. . . some people only have one or two. . . a muse can be anyone or anything. . . it's up to you, but I don't feel that you can be your own muse. . . well, maybe you could, but it's much more fun to write about other things than yourself!! I agree with Shan when she says that poetry is "life in words". . . one could also say that poetry is "words of life" or the "life of words". For me, poetry is a way of expressing myself to others. . helping them to see what's inside of me. . . the "real" me. . . Waiting to see more responses!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
A muse is a cute little alien-type guy that lives inside your ears.. He's shy though - never comes outside. He just sees all and reminds you of all kinds of stuff that you need to say to the world... Poetry is...  [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 04-29-2000).] |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Thanks for the replies! Nan, how do you get that beautiful image? I like it! Hoping for more replies.... Love and hugs, Lizzie "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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Forrest Cain Member
since 2000-04-21
Posts 306Chas.,W.V. USA |
To me poetry is above and beyond all else a communication of emotion. I don`t even have to understand what I`m reading if it elicits emotion. Sometimes I feel it`s the ability to say the unsayable. The lanquage of the heart of the soul. Touching the untouchable. Good grief I`m rambling, sorry. forrest |
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UndyingLove Junior Member
since 2000-04-24
Posts 23Bethany, OK, USA |
To me, poetry is an expressive way of saying how you feel. I think poetry helps me to say what I have to, and what I want to, with a smooth and flowing style. |
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mbugua New Member
since 2000-05-02
Posts 6 |
do you ever read something and it seems to dance in your head? that's poetry for me. or you feel that a certain sentence holds time, doesn't matter how long, 3 seconds, a week. thats poetry for me. i also think that to be a poem, it has to have rhythm and it has to have rhyme. i have been to time and again that simplistic - but it is the way i feel. no doubt as i get older... |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
To me poetry is the vehicle that our minds use to communicate our inner most feelings. I lie awake in a world filled with dreams, but dreams can be so real when you don't know you're asleep |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Thanks for the replies, everyone! Jeffrey-I love the way you put it...very poetic. Love and hugs, Lizzie "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
A muse is someone or something that inspires you to write. We write because we love it, but it is nice to sometimes write for your muse. My muse inspires me in many ways, as a person, a poet, a friend, a man etc. We are friends and will never be more, we are both content with that. Still it is nice to know he is out there, and he reads my work, and always responds. My muse knows me, cares for me as a good friend does, and together we we write inspirational poetry. Others always love it when we write this way. Even if we lose each other in years to come, I feel he will have left his mark on me, and I am better for having known him. Poetry to me, is words from the heart and soul, that rhyme and have beautiful messages like songs. really songs without music. I'm sharing innermost thoughts and feelings in a beautiful and hopefully inspiring way. They are my opinions for what they are worth. A heart and soul are not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others... ~Isis~ (Goddess - Sovereign of the Spirit) |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
A muse is someone or something that inspires you to write. We write because we love it, but it is nice to sometimes write for your muse. My muse inspires me in many ways, as a person, a poet, a friend, a man etc. We are friends and will never be more, we are both content with that. Still it is nice to know he is out there, and he reads my work, and always responds. My muse knows me, cares for me as a good friend does, and together we we write inspirational poetry. Others always love it when we write this way. Even if we lose each other in years to come, I feel he will have left his mark on me, and I am better for having known him. Poetry to me, is words from the heart and soul, that rhyme and have beautiful messages like songs. really songs without music. I'm sharing innermost thoughts and feelings in a beautiful and hopefully inspiring way. They are my opinions for what they are worth. A heart and soul are not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others... ~Isis~ (Goddess - Sovereign of the Spirit) |
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