Worthy

To the people who read my words. In no particular order, Misty, Emily, La Lorena, Myth, Phibby, Betsy, Emily, JennieWren, Rebecca, Jennifer Rose ... Oh I KNOW I'm missing names, I still appreciate you

My words are chiseled so often with
you in mind. Not always about you,
but always with the knowledge that you
will read them.

You whose eyes read and feel the
words so perfectly ... who feel the
words like one feels the radiant
sunshine of May, after a long, cold
winter of longing.

You, who read, and properly feel the
stinging bite of the bitter, wind
driven snows.

You, who read, and know the searing sting
of the whetted blade that opens a vein.

I owe you. I owe it to you, not to throw
some haphazard assembly of words
clumsily onto a page, and grunt, "Poem".

And so, you are on my mind as I move
the words about, chip away at them,
dust them off, look one last time at them
 ... and finally decide that they might be
worthy of your eyes.

Reviews

[Kristina Moulaison]

I agree with Emily. Was thinking something similar. This one really got me, with the stone and the chiseling line, the poet to poet understanding, how we feel deeply, so eloquently described.
"know the searing sting
of the whetted blade that opens a vein."
I so envy that line. This is definitely one of my all time favorites!

[TL Boehm]

exquisite. writing that is worthy of someone's eyes. That's always the goal. I know there are those who say "write for self" but I've never ascribed to that. I found this piece resonant, deep, introspective and yet it read like the conversation of an old friend. I hope that makes sense.

[Eve]

ah, I knew visiting you would bring me a giggle, I don't think you could write a bad anything even if an elephant sat on your hands , I'm a little biased though, so I'll just
smile and leave the criticizing and spell checking to others :)

[Creepy Swine Guy]

[Big stupid grin] ... you're becoming my favorite ... favorite ANYTHING!!

[Eve]

:) ah shucks piggy you say the sweetest things.

[Frieda P]

Yep, you color my word, so true. Love this, nice touch with the pic! It's perfect...

[Mark Anthony Games (Hum..]

Well I had to come by and check out what kind of writing a creepy swine guy would create!! To say I am impressed would be an understatement.
I owe you. I owe it to you, not to throw
some haphazard assembly of words
clumsily onto a page, and grunt, "Poem".

Love that, although that is exactly what I seem to get away with.

[Creepy Swine Guy]

You sell yourself pitifully short sir.

[Mark Anthony Games (Human Voice)]

Ha ha, well thank you. I am at this very moment balancing tomato soup consumption with digesting your words. I shall be reviewing some more once I have two hand free. You have a gift, sir.

[Enid Blake]

Revealing art ever so carefully... :)

[A Girl]

"I owe you. I owe it to you, not to throw some haphazard assembly of words clumsily onto a page, and grunt, 'Poem'".

Beautifully put. Very nice poem, it is very relatable.

[jen]

Starting my Friday with this and some coffee...i may not add a review most of the time but your writing is one of the reasons I still stick around here :). This is such a nice poem...you always surprise.

[Creepy Swine Guy]

Now that's the nicest thing anyone has said to me all year.

[LA Lorena]

This is a remarkable write Swiney Bunny, for the sentiment expressed, but also for the care and craft that went into making it the gem it is. You always write from the heart, and that is what shows, and what connects your readers to you and to your poems.

[mikeduty]

I love it when a creator (artist, author, musician) "gets personal" with the ones who "consume" the creation. I also like the images you evoke of a writer as a sculptor "chisels" and "chips" at his work. I think it was Michelangelo who said when he sculpted something--the image was already there. He just had to remove the excess stone and uncover it. I think of writing a story like that sometimes. I put the words on the page. Then, I go back and remove the unnecessary and wrong words until all that is left is what needs to be there.