the poet, all alone

they say he wrote poetry,
i've read some - great,
but how was he as he was,
was he kind, was he brave,
did he leave her like he did others,
before her for his poems,
was he happy, were they happy,
when he died in a home,
with pictures of cats
and old ladies on the walls,
he dreamed of going to Asia,
to see the Banaue, the Great Wall,
to write about the moon,
on the other face of the world,
to write one more poem,
about life, that eluded him,
completely, in search
of beauty among words,
and words, only and alone

Reviews

[redzone]

your poem gave rise to many things Steph, but one I would say is that in my thinking, a real poet writes what she/he knows, has experienced either personally or in some form that is actual life. In every fabtasy there is truth and in every poem there is "life", a life lived and drawn upon even if in metaphor.

someone for whom life has eluded, can only put words on paper, can never write poetry. while I have never gone to the moon personally, I can still see faces and they all speak haiku and sonnets..

one of the qualities of poetry is how well it draws you into it, shakes you up and leaves you both mesmerized and wanting more... so Ms Steph, more words please!! ;0)

redzone

[highonwords]

you are very right, curt - anyone who tries to write poetry without having experienced life won't be able to - that you haven't gone to the moon personally, but you could still see faces and they all speak haiku and sonnets - this is a poem in itself - love it - thank you so much, curt, for the insightful comment and visit :) much appreciated :)

best,
steph

[jacob erin-cilberto]

sometimes all the emotions there in a poet are put into his or her poetry...but in real life...too hard to feel...and there are pictures in the mind of what he or she hoped to see one day...but it never got further than that...only dreams...and words to live with ...

[highonwords]

jacob, i have felt that way - all my feelings gone thru my poems, but in real life, the feelings were hard to feel - i try my best to keep balance in my writing life and my real life, because i want my poems to be real for real people - thank you, my friend, for your insights and visit :)

best,
steph

[barleygirl]

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! This is very creative & sparks ideas by the dozen! First, I love the premise of wondering who this person really was . . . even tho we've read all his/her words, do we really ever know a writer? Secondly, the possibilities that you came up with are so fresh & imaginative, it's mind-blowing to see such interesting details in a poem. Great job!

[highonwords]

hi marge :) wow, thank you so much for the enthusiastic review - made me feel good about the poem - i just think greatness falls short if not done out of love and inspiration - thank you so much, my friend - i am glad you enjoyed the poem :)

best to you,
steph

[redzone]

a small intrusion.. a question, is it possible to write poetry without love and inspiration? anyone can write words on a page or paper, but a poet or poem needs more that paper... as for greatness, they are thousands who have never been read.. ;0)

end intrusion, backing out...

[barleygirl]

Each poet is entitled to follow his/her own path to creativity. I respect those who can respect mutually.

[redzone]

Sorry, wasn't meant as saying no to the poem or the views expressed by either you or Steph.. was more just wanting to add to the discussion... but it seems I have made a bad intrusion... if so I will delete the comment... cause I agree mutual respect is most important..

[barleygirl]

No, it's always good to add a viewpoint . . . please don't delete.

[redzone]

okay, I honestly did not mean any disrespect...