you’ve been dead two hundred years
your fancy words your bitter tears
your wild dreams and winded fears
half forgotten on a dusty shelf
i’ve never questioned all you’ve said
your eulogies to rotting dead
the wild claims that filled your head
turning pale and yellow on the shelf
you’ve changed my mind a thousand times
your forceful words your gaping rhymes
which ring between my ears like chimes
still heard from pages pulled from off the shelf
i'll never know what would have been
the self that would have happened when
i failed to learn your phrases then
returned them back to settle on the shelf
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Written October 8th, 2006
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Excellent
This just rang my bell. You have shown me that I have a narrow taste in poetry. I want it to rhyme and be straightforward, not obscure, like Lord Byron, Shelley, or Keats.
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this poem is inspired by those who inspired me, from about 12 years old on. i'll bet you're familiar with my first favorite poet, Robert Service. i've committed to memory about two dozen of his poems, and about half of these i've put to song. but that's just getting started. there are a lot of poets to influence me.
you might find my article "Poetry is my first true love" of interest. It's under my articles list.
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beautiful poem written as sounding to be of a famous writer or popular poet.
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V.Good
I disagree with gracep on his comment that this is spiritual, I think it’s more to do with society than the spiritual side. That is because the use of knowledge and passing on of; is society orientated, in that the needs at the time dictate what is learned and so on. I will not completely dismiss the spiritual aspect but I have never considered love, anger and sorrow to be associated with learning; these emotion come from the heart, they are only slightly effected by the learning we forgot and pass on.
Personally I think this poem is trying to convey the different importance placed upon diverse areas of information. It is very important that all old lessons be learned not just the pertinent issues of the day.
That at least is my take and all people have different perspectives.
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yes, this one is spiritual
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Great Power!
I agree with the above comment...it is like the character is looking in the mirror telling him what for...as if the person in the mirror is someone else all together...disgust for the person in the mirror it seems...i am this way at times...
KAY
great write and so on you know what i think...lol
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Shit
Can i delete this one atleast ...this is so not what i think now...
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This sounds like a self portrait of sorts, like this poem is about you and your own thoughts. Ill have to go read your blog to find out lol I know I sometimes think of things and put them away for a while only to bring them out again and see if they make any sense, sometimes they do and sometimes they are retired for ever never to be anything but thoughts. In any case I like this.
Take Care
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