»
Archives
»
Open Poetry #14
»
The Poet and Me
| Open Poetry #14 |
|
The Poet and Me |
|
|
Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
|
The Poet and Me The poet awakens before rising sun And ponders the new day before it’s begun Already the lily has opened to yawn While dark purple skyline is etching the dawn And I, still in slumber, too lazy to rise With visions of coffee engraved in my eyes Know well that the lily is closed to the night And won’t stretch its arms til the sun pours it light But I hear the faint sound of a quill in the dark Scratching words of a poem about to embark On a fantasy voyage across a white page And I know it’s the poet in maddness engaged I sleepily rise to see what’s going on And look over his shoulder entranced with his poem Of dew drops on lilies soft petals that gleam Opened wide to the mind of a fantasy dream Reminding the poet the lilies are closed For the morning didn’t come and the sun never rose I told him the petals aren’t open to dew You are writing a verse that is simply untrue He said poetry’s only a whim of the mind A tear from the heart and a dream to unwind It matters not which petal catches the dew It is only a poem and in fact - I am you Ellizabeth Santos [This message has been edited by Elizabeth Santos (edited 06-27-2001).] |
||
| © Copyright 2001 Elizabeth Santos - All Rights Reserved | |||
|
Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, Some wonderful thoughts. Enjoyed |
||
|
Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Exquisite thoughts... regards, sudhir "I was born intelligent - education ruined me" |
||
Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
Once again....the heart is showing....tell me please, how to write keepers, consistently.... |
||
|
Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
very nicely done... an enjoyable perspective that turns in on itself... I enjoyed a great deal.... |
||
|
Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
It matters not which petal catches the dew ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beautiful... May I have permission to use this phrase in the future? gr8 work! |
||
|
vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Elizabeth- oh my...this is truly wonderful!  i love the beautiful thoughts you've penned here...wonderful write!  hugs, ~vicky "...until you have read the verse on his |
||
|
Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Those words do seem to fill the mind in repose, don't they?.... Hey Lizzie... I'm almost ready for a break...  |
||
|
Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
THank you , everyone for youe comments. Nan, if you need a break, come on down to the Hotel Santos. No reservations needed. Liz |
||
|
Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
a whim of the mind indeed...and I love the way your mind whims The Hotel Santos?? Can I have a sweet, er, suite?  |
||
|
Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Liz---How unique this is...I totally enjoyed this smile you made. |
||
Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Elizabeth: Simply beautiful and very clever! Betty Lou Hebert |
||
|
ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
I love the ending Elizabeth....I love the rest too but the ending caps it all off so well! Clever write! A true revelation of a poet's perspective and the reader's inquisitiveness! Well done dear poet lady! |
||
|
Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
The Hotel Santos?? Sounds 5-star to me. . . superb. . . just superb. . . ------------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
||
Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
LizzieLady~ 'He said poetry’s only a whim of the mind A tear from the heart and a dream to unwind' So much here to like ... and I do ! *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
||
|
suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
The entire poem is beautiful... but how I do love the last verse! *S* Great work! |
||
|
Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Ah but I loved this so...is this not what a poet really is, the vision first, a little unbelieving, and then the birth of the poem? Again, I say it - to see through your eyes but for one day, I would be surely in heaven! Excellent weaving of words again! "Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself." |
||
|
Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
All of your comments are so very kind, and I thank each one for your responses. Waiting here for Nanny Ness Liz |
||
|
2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
The last two stanzas explain the inspiration of a poet. Thanks. Melton |
||
|
Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
Liz, I love this, it's a keeper indeed!~ Take care, Melissa~ |
||
|
Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
When Nan arrives at Hotel Santos...remember to give her warm hugs from all of us.... |
||
|
Jessica
since 2001-06-28
Posts 350South AL |
Enjoyed very much!! Exellent! What don't kill you can only make you stronger... |
||
|
|
⇧ top of page ⇧ |
|
| All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format. | ||
