A Price to Pay for Creativity

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marcel
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since 2003-03-02

Posts 660
az, usa

0 posted 2006-03-01 12:46 PM

A Price to Pay for Creativity

You say you don’t have my talent for words
And am envious of a creativity I do not claim;
But I will silently disagree without a word
Because I know the truths, that hide within my heart----
A heart that is often awakened by partly cloudy skies,
While the bedside table shakes to the shudder of fan blades,
Blowing the fragrances of the morning dew from the open window,
Into my thoughts, my passions, and my hopes
As my lover sleeps beside me, satisfied for the moment,
Until the night is forgotten and life’s arguments begin---
Those fights about money, other women, alcohol...

But I will think only happy thoughts until she awakes,
Closing these eyes to the memories of taste and pleasure,
Painting on my inner eyelids a graceful ballet
Of two swan like bodies entwined in an endless song;
And to the poet, lovemaking is sustenance or a necessity---
A hunger that drips saliva onto golden parchment,
Dripping the night’s pain into the cup of pure souls…

So here is your chance to drink from a talent for words;
Sip slowly, until your stomach is bitter,
Feel the coolness then the burning of the poet’s fate
And regurgitate a life that I wish was mine…

You say you don’t have my talent for words,
But your life gives me a reason to live…

Marcel

exhale
Senior Member

since 2003-06-13

Posts 646
Alberta,Canada

1 posted 2006-03-01 12:48 PM

So here is your chance to drink from a talent for words;
Sip slowly, until your stomach is bitter,
Feel the coolness then the burning of the poet’s fate
And regurgitate a life that I wish was mine…

You say you don’t have my talent for words,
But your life gives me a reason to live…

This was wonderful.

tatalinia
Member

since 2005-12-17

Posts 137
CA, US

2 posted 2006-03-01 01:00 AM

great poem

I do not need shine or wealth, just a pen and some paper for my health

Air Goddess
Member

since 2006-02-11

Posts 108
Canada

3 posted 2006-03-01 10:58 PM

Very poetic indeed. Beautiful.
I love it thoroughly.

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

4 posted 2006-03-01 11:08 PM

"Painting on my inner eyelids a graceful ballet
Of two swan like bodies entwined in an endless song"

What a gorgeous way to SEE the moment!

The Lady
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

5 posted 2006-03-02 12:15 PM

"As my lover sleeps beside me, satisfied for the moment"

It's a lovely poem.

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

6 posted 2006-04-05 11:28 PM

I looked, and saw deeper in.
All good thoughts your way poet.
Come back and write your dreams.
TD

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

7 posted 2006-04-06 12:49 PM

Keith

this touches deeply

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