The Poet

An actual response that I wrote to a young friend. He is a poet now as well. :-)

Someone once asked me

What do poets write but words?

My mind couldn’t produce an answer

So I let my heart pour forth my response

 

And I told him:

 

What one may see as empty words

Mean so much more to he that wrote it

My ashes of yesterday are fading tears

His are broken, shattered hopes.

 

A once lonely and half-hearted smile

Becomes an expression of truest love

Or, the darkest of untold secrets

All with a single stroke of the pen.

 

The sun, His son, how He doth shine

I hear, right here, His song divine

Tomorrow my sorrow will disappear

When I am reminded He is always near.

 

Beautiful, wonderful, is this not?

The way I paint your dreams

Close your eyes and imagine a place

Where all is much more than it seems.

 

This is where a poet’s soul can thrive

And you are most welcome here, too

Where hearts feel awake and alive

A forgotten realm, waiting for you.

Author's Note

Tell me what you think of the changing rhyme scheme. Is it interesting or annoying?

Reviews

[Illuminare]

Yes, I can definitely see how these beautiful words could trigger a change within a young heart. This is one of your "just wow" poems, m'dear. Everything about this poem is outstanding. The language, the rhymes, the expressions.

Poetic perfection. Awesome.

[Jetta Zippora]

I love the rhyming in this! It adds to it in the most brilliant way. An epic and very magical poem.

[外人 (Gaiji..]

Amazing, well ...
now i know what to show people if they ask me the same =D

[MOON]

Nice flow , beautifully written . The poets heart.

[pinpen]

The sun, His son, how He doth shine
I hear, right here, His song divine

I love these lines, This is really amazing,
You are very poetic.

[LJW]

annoying in an interesting way?

[V]

This is such a wonderfully crafted piece of writing and an awesome answer to all the people who see writings only as entertainment. :-)

[Who Cares]

Wow, this actually brought a tear to my eye. You express how a true poet feels about their work. When I read this I could literally agree with every line. I have been asked that question from people before and I thought I had a pretty good answer but nothing that compares to this. Your words are just beautiful...

[Divinity Sleeps in This]

Now I know what to say when they ask me! I really really enjoyed this and that you tackled this topic.

[Nicholas Antonio Young]

I'd say it's very interesting. You definitely have a unique and very gifted style of writing. I love reading your poems!!