B-Poet (2019)

These days, it is as easy for me

  as turning over a handful of leaves,

and finding stanzas in full underneath.

  But that has not come to mean

      that I have any less to say.

Let me do this with or without a name--

  My money says they will come to feel it the same.

Because it is not in the name--

  It is only ever in the way

      we choose to share our dreams...

Like right now how one of my dreams

  is dancing its way across bright screens

in the shape of adverse rhyme schemes,

  it shouldn’t stand to say that I’m cheap…

      Instead it should stand to say

that I still have plenty left to say.

  And if we still have any left to say,

then one of them should clearly state

  that it was as easy for me in these days

      as turning over a handful of leaves,

and finding stanzas in full underneath.

  But I don’t think that should come to mean

that it is any less important to me

  to have the means to share a dream

      with everyone the way I do today…

                                     Do you, Dave?

Reviews

[Askew]

Wow.
Let me start by saying that the way you called out 'Dave', whoever that is to you, at the end of your poem changed the way I felt when I reread the poem.
You talk about how easy it is for you to write, and it makes me think that you don't often experience writers block. The way I read it, someone, probably 'Dave', has been giving you s**t for writing so much, perhaps saying that because you can spit out poems like no tomorrow that they don't mean anything. You clearly know that isn't true, and I know that isn't true. It's easy for you to write, but you've stated that that is because there is so much inside you that you have to say.
I say good on you! I'm happy it's so easy for you to write.
Incredible work here, Wesley.

[Wesley Dingler]

Haha, thanks, Lexi. That was a perfect interpretation. Typically, when someone is talking trash about how much I produce in a day/week/month I look inward of myself and am reminded just that, it's because I have a lot to say about a lot. But I would never takes someone's work as cheap just because there's so much of it.
But yeah, Dave is this hater troll that loves running people away from writerscafe. This is my response to that jackass. I never really get vulgar with people like that guy, but I think I made my point either way. That's called imagination.
It's true also, that I hate sounding arrogant, but it's equally true that it's just this easy for me these days. Years of practice, study, and inspiration. Those things which hack poets who talk s**t about me tend to lack.
And me, I'm back at the top of my form, feeling great about it. New year, new attitude.
I'll take on all these trash-talkers all at once.

It's just that easy for me these days.
But now I think, since that's out of my system, i'll go back to writing important messages.

Thanks again, Lexi.

keep reading.

[Wesley Dingler]

Oh and by the way, yes, you're right, Lexi. I have only had writer's block once or twice, when i was a younger man with a cluttered brain. These days I'm into stuff like yoga and meditation and my mind soars freely.
I hate seeing others go through writer's block, when i have seen so little of it in my life.
It kind of makes me feel crappy that I don't have it, but I think mostly it's just because my mind is never cluttered like it was then. That seems now like a life-age ago.
I guess we can say, that was so young ago.

")

hmmm. That Was So Young Ago... I like the sound of that. I'm gonna write that down now.
Be good, my friend.

[wordman]

david g demers from mc henry ill main writers name is t k little,he has ran off about 25 people,been working on me for 3 years lol tell him to f**k off

[Wesley Dingler]

And so I did. He ran off one of my friends. Who ever he is.

[wordman]

he is a sarcastic a*****e,a punk

[emipoemi]

amen to that

[wordman]

any body can hide behind a computer screen and be sarcastic,any body can send messages and lie about you,only an idiot will fall for it without investigating

[Wesley Dingler]

so true, wordman

[Simbles]

smashing, sorry it took me 4 years to get back to your read request... life being a distracting jerk... this is awesome :).

i love a good cypher ^_^ maybe we can share stanzas one day...

loved the part in the ending hooking on dreams.. that was fkn where it was a definite yes from all three judges you are going to the next round :P

watch rhythm & flow. Cardi b is the host... takes a few episodes... gets really good. worth a geez

[Coyote Poetry]

I liked your words and thoughts my friend. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry. I did like this one.
Coyote

[Ted Kniffen]

Brilliantly put Wesley ... some poets have tremendous output and others do not ... it is not the amount of words that should concern anyone, but what those words say and your poem is a perfect example of a gentle put down. Well deserved I would say.

Good on you. Take care be safe.

[light and ashes]

Lol.... what an elegant way to call someone out. I had to laugh a little at the end.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'B-Poet (2019)
Wesley Dingler,:
This writing made sense in that we are living minute
by minute and things within our life time are always
changing as do we within process. Really cool phrase:
"as turning over a handful of leaves
and fining stanzas in full underneath."
Blessings,
Kathy

[barleygirl]

The first three lines are so brilliant, we wish we'd thought them up! Since I seem to be reading a number of your more structured/numbered stanzas recently, it's nice to have this change, where your lines are flowing & organic, not so deliberately crafted this time around. I found that I was fully engaged at the beginning & at the end, but in the middle I drifted just a little bit. All in all, I always enjoy your writing (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Wesley Dingler]

Thanks. I seem to have a thing for writing about trees and leaves a lot--maybe because they both rhyme so much, as well as each other.
This however, isn't really as artful to me as it is to some. Honestly, this was just me making an a-hole statement to an a-hole who would claim (has claimed) I'm just cheap and uncreative.
It's rare for me to be a dick right back at people, but this guy just wouldn't lay off. I'm not really into what my generation would call dis-art either. But here, I was just like whatevs, I had a bronze medal for poetry before I had a high school diploma, so if you wanna go with me, let's go then.
I might also point out (as I'm not a big fan of overly vulgar poetry) that I didn't utter a single swear word here, and still got my point across.
That's more artful to me. Going around saying f**k s**t f**k all the time is not my thing. I think we can all be a little more imaginative than that.

[barleygirl]

I've had some trolls here, but since I block & don't react, they leave me alone now. If this is for telling someone off (somewhat), you do this with amazing subtlety. I am prone to use a dirty word now & then, but I agree that a flow of raunchy talk is not artful or expressive!

[emipoemi]

....I have no words.....my voice is in my awe!! Well done!!

[Wesley Dingler]

Thanks, emi. No worries. He had it coming.

[Lady Tyke]

The flow and tone of this is wonderful to read! I really love '...turning over a handful of leaves, and finding stanzas in full underneath.' The image of that re-enforced to me the fact that there is value in what one has to say, even if it's simple for some and challenging for another, doesn't mean there isn't a step of digging or rummaging first for every person.

[Wesley Dingler]

Great interpretation, Lady. this was a form of jagged therapy, I guess. Some hack "poet" got under my skin for a minute, and this is the result. It's something of a childish haha you'll never be this good, I guess.
It's funny to me now. I'm over that and on to the next rhyme.
I did favor the way that the rhyme scheme is back and forth throughout. That's a lot of fun to me.

[Lady Tyke]

I'm a huge advocate for writing as a form of therapy, some of the greatest pieces of work have flowed out of people who want to express whats going on for them in that moment.

[BBP]

F**k the bullshit...do your own thing and let the hate motivate you.

Any negative comments that come from someone on a keyboard couldn't mean less.

I too had an angry rant write about the bullshit talkers here too once... Think I called something like.... Seriously, What the f**k?!

Do you man and don't give a s**t....if criticism ain't constructive it ain't worth caring about.

[Wesley Dingler]

Thanks guys. That's all it is to me. It's fuel if anything.

[The Iron Horseman]

Well, I guess Dave took that one in the neck, didn't he? Lol! A very nice putdown. I'm glad you are enjoying your writing. Keep it up!

[Wesley Dingler]

So he did, Horseman. He had it coming.

")

[The Iron Horseman]

And going? :)