Poet

Emotions are the ink we buy in bulk!

I hang upon words,

my head is full of sorrow,

my heart full of hope.

 

27/7/19

Author's Note

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Very nice use of words and thoughts John. Most of us, hang on a thread of a word. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[kentuck14]

John,
a true portrait of the poet.
T

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Many of us fir here Tom. Many thank yous again.

[Cherrie Palmer]

!!love the quote!!
And your nugget of wisdom
It amazes me how our words frame up windows. For those that dare to peer in.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Cherrie. Yup I agree entirely.

[Fairy Khan]

So true. A heart full of hope and a head full of sorrow is what flows out of us. Beautifully penned.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you FKK, indeed it fills our pens.

[TheJordBaker]

Lovely piece.

If not for the hope and sorrow this voice would have little to say and we'd have little to digest.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed tis the same for most artists, especially poets. Many thanks.

[Ted Kniffen]

Wonderfully expressed Senryu, John, and one that poets understand. Mankind's greatest invention was writing, which we know only too well. The head may be full of sorrow, but the heart always has a spark of hope. We put pen to paper mostly for ourselves...an appreciation of poetry is gained from reading good poetry.

A good write.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

You have of course nailed this one Ted. Many thanks sir!

[Ted Kniffen]

My pleasure!

[Chris Shaw]

As long as the heart is full of hope, that's what counts. Lose the hope and you are in trouble. Much said here John about us poets.

Chris

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yes Chris 'we' poets are an emotional breed of human, complex and sensitive. Many thanks.

[Chris Shaw]

Yes we are. Never a truer word said. Also totally misunderstood as well by those who don't appreciate poetry. There's more of them about than you think.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

My wife rafrely reads anything I write. Only my youngest, who is a far better writer than me, ever bothers with my writing. But that is the life of the poet!

[Chris Shaw]

I found my husband reading one of mine the other day. He actually looked guilty that he'd been caught. He can not understand my love affair with it. It irks him :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Woah! What would a real love affair do then lol!

[Chris Shaw]

:)).................

[Unspoken poet]

This is really good, there is always hope and sorrow, debating which one to choose is up to us. I enjoyed this piece

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed hope and sorrow are bedfellows. Many thanks Choosen.

[John the Baptist]

When the head is full of sorrow the situation can still be borne. When the heart is full of sorrow, things can get badly out of hand. The lives of many poets attest to this.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed they do JTB. So many poets with dark pasts and sad ends. Thank goodness I am not a 'real' poet lol! Many thanks.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is about a real poet, John.
Not just one who writes poetry, but one who reads as well...Poets read other poets just a little differently than most non-poets do.

j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Indeed Jacob to learn, enjoy and be inspired one has to read other poets. Many thank yous.