the poet's eye sees all
the mind's eye hears music
feels
hot tears
terrible pain
effusive joy
the delicacy of love
white hot imagination
and all in little word grabs
small packages of
crystal clear inspiration
carried on the backs of
words
velvet words
murderous words
poets
masters who
can wield swords
or
unleash soft white doves
conducting with
a pen
a baton
laden heavy weighted
with humanity
and enormous power
A fine poem of well expressed truths. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alt.
ReplyDeleteI like this very much.
ReplyDelete"the delicacy of love
white hot imagination
and all in little word grabs"
"velvet words
murderous words"
there is much power there....and through it we offer the open hand or closed fist...
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ReplyDeletelovely to read your poem it is exhilarating =)
all in little word grabs
ReplyDeletesmall packages of
crystal clear inspiration
Love this bit and ALL! Great poem!!
You say it exactly like it is, the poet as a wielder of a sword, a baton, bending meaning to his will.
ReplyDeleteEspecially liked: "poets
ReplyDeletemasters who
can wield swords
or
unleash soft white doves
conducting with
a pen
a baton
laden heavy weighted
with humanity
and enormous power"
you capture the poet in a powerful, and a musical way - showing his/her facets as he/she creates!
And yet .... metaphor, simile and analogy can only be understood if one comes to know the poet. A true poet offers so many layers of interpretation. And who can really know another person through the medium of words?
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Thank you everyone for your generous comments. I am glad you enjoyed this one.
ReplyDeleteArchibald MacLeish couldn't have said it better. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThank you 2bnine. A M won the Pulitzer prize three times!
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