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They cannot hear my present music, those
Few souls who listened to my early song;
They are far from me now who were so close,
And their first answering echo has so long
Been silent. Now my voice is heard, who knows
By whom? I shudder as the nameless throng
Applauds it. Are they still living, those friends
Whom once it moved, scattered to the world's ends?
Johan Wolfgang von Goethe
excerpt from 'Faust'
1808

"I swear to God, if I were a piano player or an actor or something and all those dopes thought I was terrific, I'd hate it. I wouldn't even want them to clap for me. People always clap for the wrong things. If I were a piano player, I'd play it in the goddam closet."
J.D. Salinger
excerpt from
'Catcher in the Rye'
1945

Self improvement is masturbation.
Tyler Derden
Fight Club

There was a philosopher who spoke of the cat that mews to be let out and then mews to be let in again. In the interim, does it exist?
Anthony Burgess
Excerpt from 'A Dead Man in Deptford'

"What youth is this, your band among,
The best for mintrelsy and song?
In his wild notes seem aptly met
A strain of pleasure and regret."
Sir Walter Scott
excerpt from 'Rokeby'
Canto Third, verse XXIX
1813

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My Poetry

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    "What about this house?" the little one said,
    pointing up to an old brick colossus still standing,
    54 lines, 2 comments, October 7
  • The Living Ones
    I'm walking in darkness.
    The long shadows are all that I can see,
    64 lines, 3 comments, October 5
  • I'm Broken
    I'm broken.
    All the white lies in the world
    32 lines, 7 comments, October 3
  • The Beggar's Heart
    Lazarus lay outside the gate
    of a priveleged man of hardened heart.
    61 lines, 1 comment, September 25

Visitor Book

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  • OrangeMarmalade : Still waters run deep on October 7
    Just thought I'd stop by. Your poems are always a delight to read; the quotes on your page are, well...something else. There's more than meets the eye here.
  • Nature Song : Welcome to AP on June 18
    Sorry I am late in getting to make a comment on your home page. It has been my pleasure writing with you now, and getting to know you as a friend.

    Keep penning those great writes of yours!

    ~Sie
  • AmyPixiDust on April 24
    while i was out,
    i thought i would stop by your page and see what you are all about,
    while i was here,
    a guest book entry did appear,
    welcome to AP, you will have a nice time here,
    keep writing -Amy
  • Night Hope : Welcome to AP, JWGoethe... on April 22
    Welcome to AP, JWGoethe...Curious nom de plume. Thank you for your lovely comment...A Gift, then...These are links to some famous Poets you might enjoy...& the last ones are a travel link from National Geographic & an inspirational trailer from Duirwaigh Galleries with music, art & poetry...Be well, Poet... Wanda

    Dunbar

    http://www.web-books.com/Classics/Poetry/Anthology/Dunbar_PL/index.htm

    Lorca

    http://www.boppin.com/lorca/

    Dickinson

    http://www.poemhunter.com/emily-dickinson/

    Millay

    http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/millay/online_poems.htm

    Eluard, Neruda, Hernandez

    http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/freeman/index.htm

    Bronte

    http://www.digital.library.upenn.edu/women/bronte/poems/poems.html

    Frost

    http://www.ketzle.com/frost/

    Keats

    http://englishhistory.net/keats/poetry.html

    Khayyam

    http://www.okonlife.com

    Tagore

    http://www.terebess.hu/english/tagore5.html

    Neruda

    http://www.poemhunter.com/pablo-neruda/poet-6638/

    Paz

    http://www.geocities.com/poesiamsigloxx/paz/paz2.html

    Gibran

    http://www.leb.net/gibran/works/prophet/prophet2.html

    National Geographic

    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/petra.html

    Duir Waigh Gallery ~ "Knock on the Duir" trailer

    http://www.duirwaighgallery.com/inspiration_trailer.htm

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