"Poet Oh Poet"

"Poet oh poet," bleed your soul upon the parchment
make me see reality through new eyes,
sew golden threads throughout vivid imagery
make me breathe in your plaintive hue and cry.

"Poet oh poet," enchant me with your verse
create beauty from the unknown, the mundane,
wrap me tight within your silken language
stroke me with joy, stab me with pain.

"Poet oh poet," how I long to lose myself in your voice
bestow upon me the mysteries of hidden worlds,
so that I might find myself in places undiscovered
where love is the answer and sweet wonders unfurl.

Reviews

[Rene Salinas]

Well I felt renewed by this writing and when it came to write down why I run into difficulties and hear me out that doesn't happen to me very often. Had to stop and think and then of course it hit me. The descriptions here are great and I can sympathize with them and some even feel them but see, because of that the writing is very fluid and it makes you feel as if you understood but what is not written down is actually more than essential as in the end a Poet will be able to convey what seems invisible and then suddenly through his bridge building techniques make it visible for others just like Ice did here.

Thankyou

[icelandicblue]

We at least try to make the intangible tangible. Thank you Rene.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

My oh my… when you poor out your soul in verse you are bound to touch other's souls in some form. Very nice work.

[icelandicblue]

Thanks for your kind words Dale.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

My words are just the truth, but you are always welcome.

[Lyn Anderson]

The middle stanza does it for me -- especially the stab me with your pain line.

[icelandicblue]

It's not all pretty all of the time. Thank you KL.

[therisa]

When the poetry is perfect, this how, I feel, about writing it. Sadly, of late, my connection to this world, has been lacking, for health reasons. Where everything seems, so distance from me.

[icelandicblue]

Life often gets in the way therisa. Take care of yourself.

[therisa]

Thank you, Icelandicblue, I am doing so.

[Matching Socks]

This is exactly how I feel sometimes. I read some poems that just connect, click and they carry me away.
This had that really smooth glowing feeling to it that just carries the reader along. Gorgeous.

[icelandicblue]

I appreciate that Ana, thank you.

[Confuser]

It is beautiful. bleed your soul upon the parchment
make me see reality through new eyes..and frankly, it just keeps getting better! I love this poem, bestow upon me the mysteries of hidden worlds, so that I might find myself in places undiscovered.

[icelandicblue]

It is always good to allow yourself to see the world through another pair of eyes. We grow from the experience. Thanks so much Confuser.

[Confuser]

Y/W.......................................

[Confuser]

Oh and about reciprocity - I'm new so I don't have a lot of work, but I suppose some folks will not review, too selfish and/or immature. Just ask me and I will. There's a young lad, that on a spiral of love stories and 30 so far; I have 12 requests left from him. I'm sorry, but I know I read much more even w/the poetic prose/story whatever it is; so I'm not feeling bad about it. Anyway...

[icelandicblue]

You will figure out the givers and the takers. It does not take long and do not feel guilty about it either if you don't respond to something. Read requests can feel like homework especially when some people are not mindful about how many they demand from others.

[Confuser]

Well, I try not to, but I am really, and always have been ADD, sometimes it can help; but I'm disorganized, so I forget. That's why I said, remind me. I try......................

[Pryde Foltz]

Okay … how's eight. I tease … but this is really an amazing write … up there with the greats. I am wondering though, should I know the 'poet oh poet' refrain from somewhere else

[icelandicblue]

LOL...no the poet oh poet came out of my mind as far as I know. Thank you so much Pryde. You are good for my confidence!

[icelandicblue]

Although now it makes me think of Oh Captain, My Captain! Maybe that's where it came from on some subliminal level. ; )

[Pryde Foltz]

Yes … that is it:)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i do think we want to lose ourselves in poetry when we read it...
and i do think from reading others' works we discover more about us if we let the poems do that ...

too often we harp on particular meaning...or we focus on form and delivery and forget to feel the poem.

you do rhyme almost like a sleight of pen...subtle...so we concentrate not on form but on feeling.

[icelandicblue]

I do look to feel something other when I read poetry. For me there is nothing quite like it. Thank you so much jacob.