Ode To Writers

Just a tribute to you.

Caffeine riddled minds

Tingle with stimulation

Thoughts plotting their escape

Forming lines to execute their freedom


Worlds & characters spring to life

Through unimaginable imagination

We are the engineers

Constructing intrinsic works of art

Locked in literaries' glorious history


Emotions poured from a bleeding pen

Tears in ink, speak our pain

Infecting hearts & minds

With our contagious words


Inspiring youths to dream

Giving voice to the silenced souls

Tearing down walls of injustice

Setting forth truth on paper


Injecting knowledge into inquiring minds

Sharing our words through generations

Parting pieces of ourselves through verse

As our stories live on inside of them


We travel every continent

Through the eyes that take us in

And breathed out in voices

By those who speak our thoughts


So never let die, our pursuit for immortality

May our words echo loudly through time

That we may live on in eternity....

Reviews

[Frieda P]

I adore poetry about poetry, and this one is special Christian, you had me at the first line, and it continued to invoke a response in my poetic heart. ;) Great read....!

Setting forth truth on paper
Injecting knowledge into inquiring minds
Sharing our words through generations
Parting pieces of ourselves through verse
As our stories live on inside of them

I love every line but those were my favorite!

[Chris Micha]

It makes me truly happy to hear such words! Thank you my dear friend! :)

[Frieda P]

The pleasure was all mine dear poet...you knocked this one out of the ballpark my friend. :)

[Kim]

'Worlds & characters spring to life
Through unimaginable imagination
We are the engineers
Constructing intrinsic works of art
Locked in literaries' glorious history '

Absolutely true. A beautiful piece of art, it really describes the soul of a writer

[Chris Micha]

Thank you so much, Kim. I really appreciate your words! :)

[Woody]

if there's a better way to describe the role of the Writer, I don't know it.

perfect.

[Chris Micha]

Wow thank you so much my friend! It means a lot :)

[Sami Khalil]

And what a great ode to writers. You breathe out words that will echo into eternity. Excellent...:).....

[Chris Micha]

Thank you my good friend. Honored as always! :)

[Sami Khalil]

Me too. You are welcome...:).................

[melissa]

This is a great poem keep up the great work and keep sending me more to read i love reading them

[Madalyn Beck]

This is the essence of a writer. From experience I can say this is spot on. At times, it is not easy, but it is our life's breath and so we push on. This is definitely a favorite of mine. The lines below really rung true for me. Fantastic work, Christian!

"Thoughts plotting their escape
Forming lines to execute their freedom"

[Chris Micha]

Madalyn, I am so happy you liked it. I am honored as always. :)

[Margo Seuss]

You have captured the writer's role in the universe! Clear and concise, but yet still so beautifully put. Five stars!

I only have a few ideas on how this can be improved. They are just suggestions, so feel free to ignore them if you don't agree.
1. I think this poem would be nice if it were broken up a little. Maybe after every fifth line you could leave a space? I don't know if this would create a break in the flow of the poem or add a sort of drama to it. Either way, I beleive it is worth experimenting with.
2. This is just a small error I picked out. I believe in the third line from the bottom you were trying to say "never let die our pursuit of greatness." I'm guessing 'Lever' is just a typo. However, if this was purposeful please explain the meaning of this word as it's not in my vocabulary!

You fufill your purpose as a poet. Thank-you for your words!

Margo Seuss
Courtesy of the Constructive Critisism Group

[Chris Micha]

Means a lot, Margo! I appreciate your ideas and review. :)

[icelandicblue]

I think poets are very often on the front lines of thought and injustice. We are the watchdogs of the watchdogs and ourselves. What we leave behind in words and images is the essence of who we were deep in the recesses of our inner cores of being.

[Chris Micha]

Very true statements. Thank you! :)

[redflutterby]

Youve captured perfectly the essence of a writer. We are a crazy bunch..guess thats required to cone up with the things we write. I really like the last four lines...fame and fortune are elusive but its the thought that our words will live after we're gone that means so much. We all leave a part of ourselves in our ink. x

[Chris Micha]

Thank you so much, Red. Crazy, yes, but that's what makes it so damn fun! ;)

[redflutterby]

Exactly...youre very welcome!!