"Poetry is by necessity a unique instance of language."
- Paul Celan
"Poetry is what gets lost in translation."
- Robert Frost
What is poetry? What is prose?
A poem is a gift to the Other.
Someone we may have passed on the street.
Or maybe an old friend.
Someone you met along the way.
A poem is a song without words.
A poem is a gift for the future
and for the past.
A poem is an invitation to the Reader -
a Reader who is a friend you would like to meet.
A poem is a butterfly, a rainbow, a greeting...
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Ralph Waldo Ellison once wrote,
"America is woven of many strands.
I would recognize them and let it so remain.
Our fate is to become one, and yet many.
This is not prophecy, but description."
* * *
- Paul Celan
"Poetry is what gets lost in translation."
- Robert Frost
What is poetry? What is prose?
A poem is a gift to the Other.
Someone we may have passed on the street.
Or maybe an old friend.
Someone you met along the way.
A poem is a song without words.
A poem is a gift for the future
and for the past.
A poem is an invitation to the Reader -
a Reader who is a friend you would like to meet.
A poem is a butterfly, a rainbow, a greeting...
* * *
Ralph Waldo Ellison once wrote,
"America is woven of many strands.
I would recognize them and let it so remain.
Our fate is to become one, and yet many.
This is not prophecy, but description."
* * *
- Last seen on Dec 19 4:39 PM 2007. Member since July 16, 2006.
- I'm a amethyst understanding poet for 22 comments.
- I am in the groups The Enchanted Realm
- I have 22 comments, 28 poems, 3 philosophies
My Poetry
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Once there were three ducks sitting in a small pond. One duck said “quack.”57 lines, November 19, 2007
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Plato: What’s up? Socrates: Not much. I feel like waffles today. What are you in the mood for?50 lines, September 25, 2007. In Humor
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Salt Therapy on September 27, 2006Thank you tons for that
You are so kind
I hope you read more of my poetry! I will be reading yours -
Salt Therapy on September 18, 2006Thank you!!!!
