Raven Poets

as poets

we all dream and write

what cannot and will never be

as poets

we live lives not quite our own

but scripted purely

for ourselves

as poets

we walk the world in words

and put together the crumbling earth

in shattered verse

as poets

we dream of raven poets

Author's Note

Tribute to SABE

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

love the reference to the Raven... an omen... certainly poetry is a bit of this representation but i must take exception with being scripted... poets bring to light all kinds of human darkness... poets shine a light on human courage and positive attributes.. poets aspire to do this in unique, provocative, humorous, biting, satirical ways... i think your poem is powerful... it demands a response... the last 5 lines are exquisite.. nice work says i
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[SquinklaPsyOps]

Thank you for your valuable interpretation, I greatly appreciate it, will be reading your work soon.

[Astro]

I like the flow of this one Squinks and it does hold some truth for us poets for sure, we often live in dreams of our own creation rather than reality, and capture the realities we find with words and sometimes shattered verse. I'm not sure if I've ever dreamed of raven poets before, but if I have I'm sure it would be a cacophonous event with feathered fantasy. Good job!

[Rosalie Constable]

Very good (: Keep up the good work!

[SquinklaPsyOps]

Thank you, will be reading your work soon.

[chandlerl]

Wow, this is a really beautiful poem. What it says about living lives not quite our own...and the imagery...I really loved this poem and that may be, of course, that as a poet I can relate to this. It was really beautifully written.

[SquinklaPsyOps]

Writers are known by their characters, like the lady that wrote Harry Potter, it doesnt make her a witch

[chandlerl]

I wasn't criticizing, i was saying I like that point.

[ron]

Great poem about poets. I really like this one.

[Quoting Ravens]

Oooh. I love this one. Beautiful imagery.

[ChikHaley64]

Beautiful. I feel so close to this piece and I think I may have teared up a bit. :_) Touched my heart.

[Rosaria_V]

L-O-V-E this "as poets we all dream and write" so true and lovely

[Christopher Angel]

Well you hit the nail on the head. I particularly liked the stanza, 'we live lives not quite our own' and 'we walk the world in words'. Those, to me, summarize what it means to be a poet/writer. I loved how succinct it was and yet, it embodied everything we are.

[SquinklaPsyOps]

Great review, thank you for noticing the use of few words to state or express an idea.

[Aziz Luther]

This is so true come to think about it. Poets. A nice read I totally get the feeling and enjoyed the read.

[SquinklaPsyOps]

Thank you, Wish could tell you theres a twist, like something more in my mind.