Open Poetry #17 |
No Wordsmith, I |
Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
No Wordsmith, I by Michael They're only words I sometimes write You give them value that I don't They're simple words borne out of want That bare my heart to give it light They will outlive the flesh of me In an attic, gathering dust For therapy, in these I trust So I will have no need to flee In words, I clothe myself, it seems To hide the often naked truth To heal the wounds from out my youth To piece back all the shattered dreams They are just words, no wordsmith I I write of things I'd like to see And often write from memory I know I will until I die These words are but a tiny part Of what it takes to make the whole The bath I use to cleanse the soul My medicine to aid the heart They're only just a part of me There's so much more you'll never know I'll take that with me when I go Like waves drawn back into the sea The stars will shine when I am gone The earth will turn on as before The gulls still race along the shore The morning star still kiss the dawn You read and yet know not the man The author of so many lines The heart that beat within your times The calloused feet that walked the sand But I am so like everyone And all you see are so like me We cork our contents, lest they flee Until our lives are spent and done Michael Auguste~ There is more depth to the heart than the mind can comprehend and it only has boundaries when we choose to fence it in. [This message has been edited by Auguste (edited 12-03-2001).] |
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PoetriPrincess Member
since 2001-11-17
Posts 55CA / U.S.A |
Delightful Poem. It has the feel of a Robert Frost poem he's one of my favorite poets. Keep Writing & I'll Keep Reading. A Musician must make his Music, |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Well done Michael. However, you ARE a wordsmith, like it or not |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Gotta agree with Interloper on this one. Indeed Michael my friend you are a wordsmith, and we see YOU in your words. thank you for this one. *s* On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free. |
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walker Member Elite
since 2001-02-11
Posts 2240Florida |
I love this one. Just today, I was talking to someone about how I don't think that I write anything worth even the mention of publishing but I admitted is like a mental therapy for me. Regardless of why we write it's therapy for the heart. You are a great writer and I who considered myself a wordsmith apprentice can appreciate that. Thanks for sharing your poem. |
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