To pour myself out on a page,
As blood and ink entwine.
Revealing bits of one’s own soul
And pieces of my mind.
The joy of watching others cry
When reading of your pain.
To touch someone you’ll never meet
Who will never be the same.
A contest entry
- Add a verse. for Tapestry of poets world record attempt by Janice M Pickett.
360 points, ended August 17, 2007, 147 entries
Honorable winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Your best work (Quickie). by jocelynclaire.
300 points, ended June 9, 2008, 34 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - CELEBRATING POETRY AND POETS- ONE-DAY competition, "PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN" WORK ONLY by Vera Rich.
6000 points, ended November 26, 2008, 134 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
1 - 53 of 53
-
Thank you for entering my "Celebrating Poetry and Poets" competition. This is perhaps more painful than celebratory - nevertheless, I am putting it on my short list for further consideration.
-
Wow...I think most of the poets would agree to your short yet sincere poem...and I know I will "never be the same again" after reading all the great poems here in all poetry...
-
And that is what poetry is to many of us. I know I personally don't think I am a great poet...or really that I am a poet at all, I just write what I feel, and it makes me happy when someone else gets it.
-
this is a great piece,
i really enjoyed it
the flow was great.
the whole piece was touching
but the ending was truly awesome.
Loveandblessings2u & yours always.
Joyce
-
Good Write
What every poet dreams of, touching someone else. Making them understand, more than understand, stand in your shoes and see things from your eyes. The only thing that I stumbled on were the personal pronouns, from myself ~one's ~ your. Otherwise, it flows beautifully and is something we can all relate to.
. Rewarded 6
-
This was a beautiful entry in the book. It is going to be a wonderful book all around.
Soulful Woman
. Rewarded 4
-
Like the rhythm and rhyme, flow in these lines. Heartfelt and sincere - we are touched by what we read and it can change the way we feel about something after reading someone's verses. This is easy to read and understand, a nice HM trophy to recognize it's placement in this contest.
. Rewarded 6
-
hmm. good job. congrats on your HM! Keep up your good work! ... I like the last two lines, those really stick out to me! good work!
Crimson -
Meaning to the unseen soul
For the poet to put pen to virtual paper in this modern world of unseen souls, whom might we be to know what our words spoken in simple verse might be read to mean by the masses of innocent passers by.
Let the words fly through the digital wind that mankind does now call his domain.
I like it, I like it so.
. Rewarded 6
-
I Liked this poem
This is avery good poem,the trouble is that I have already commented on this on 8-16 -07 and I did not realize it till I started to read it again. I still think it is a good poem. -
Man, this is great. The first two lines set the rest up so perfectly. Great job!
-
Introduction
From both a personal and poetical approach this composition appears more an introduction to whatever its author might feel appropriate to write about rather than a standalone.
To be frank I am taken aback that this was a personal choice for the Guiness Book of Records tapestry - to which I also contributed after having been approached to do so by another AP poet.
However, as the French say : "Il faut du tout pour faire un monde" - The world is made up of a little of everthing. -
Ah, So Neat''''
Hi, Nike;
Short, Sweet, And To The Point!!!! I Liked It Much, Indeed-O!!! So True~~~Nice Little Write....'God Bless you'.Love, Shirley ann shaw-raytown,mo..............Powerfully-Poetic~~~~
-
Great
Hello, Nike!
You did a wonderful job capturing the birth process of a poem!
I am still amazed when I read something I wrote years ago and can actually see what was screaming to get out, with or without my own knowledge.
And to touch someone, to KNOW you have touched someone is dessert, cream-cheese icing on your writer's cake.
Nice work, my friend! Good luck in the contest! PP
. Rewarded 8
-
nice!
wow this is such a good poem it actully made me join this site hehe
-
Yep.......................
that would be true...a tapestry of a poetic objective. You penned so much in so few words yet the words you used were quite powerful namely where you state how you touch people you never knew and they would never be the same.We like to as poets, hope that our work will help, hurt, change, inform,reform, etc...the way we use our words in such profound ways like no other. Our own unique style touching unique people in unique ways. Sorry to ramble, but you provoked this thought in me and I thank you for sharing this piece of poetry with me this evening!!!~~Toni~~
. Rewarded 8
-
Excellent verses!
This is an excellent addition to the tapestry! Well done poet. Keep writing and touching those you'll never meet but forever change.
- joanne
-
Splendid...
To pour myself out on a page,
As blood and ink entwine.
That says a lot. This short piece drives its message straight home with a home run. Nice piece of art. -
Congrats, this is an apt description of the touch between former strangers sharing words and emotions. Well done.
-
good
Great write simple and to the point. I like "Revealing bits of one’s own soul
And pieces of my mind." We really do reveal what's in our mind and heart.
. Rewarded 4
-
This is complete truth.
It is written with such simplicity which.
A true poet's poem!
-
FANTASTIC
one read through this gave me chills. i think you have reached my soul at its very core. thank you for sharing and i wish you well in this contest. this is truly one of the best pieces i have ever read on here. viyanna rosemarie
. Rewarded 4
-
I really enjoyed this poem. It's amazing how you've managed to say so much in such a short, simple structure. Very impressive. To me, the last two lines were really the driving force of this piece. That part made me think, and it's amazing how true it is that every single word we write has the power to affect someone else so much that it could change them forever. Writing is a great way to share a part of yourself with the world, and reading poetry is so rewarding in that it opens the door for so many new ideas and feelings to occur to us.
Wonderful work!
. Rewarded 8
-
Line one is fairly generic but you more than redeem it through the following line when you speaking about entwining "blood and ink". "Pieces of my mind" is a great parallel to "bits of one's own soul". I thought the fifth and sixth lines were a little weak because they don't share the same vividness of the prior lines. And the last two lines were a let down for me because it seemed like such a predictable ending.
Anyway, I think this shows a lot of promise. -
amen. that's all i can say.
-
There is such truth in these lines, we do indeed leave a little of ourselves in every poem crafted. If we manage to charge emotions in the reader, we are honored. Beautiful verse
. Rewarded 4
-
This is a great addition to the poem. Great write.
-
Wow - isn't that what this is all about? Excellent capture of emotion in this piece. Will keep an attentive eye on your work in the future.
-
This is beautiful! I've reread it several times to try and decide what I like most about your poem and have decided it is a contest between music and content. Good luck in the contest⁄
-
yep that is what it is about.
great little write and explains all in so few words.
Smile,
Judy
-
Revealing bits of one’s own soul
And pieces of my mind.
YEAH dude, completely, quantumely, the depth of time knows that we were all one once, and we all are just experiencing our selves subjectively and so until we truly remember cheers with beers -jas
. Rewarded 6
-
Wow!!!!
This is like finding a piece of gold in your pan of gravel. I loved it. The last lines to touch someone you'll never meet who will never be the same - exquisitely done!!!! This is one you want to bookmark and go back to now and then to read. It really captures what AP is all about...and what poetry itself means to me. I will say it again. WOW!!!!! If there were four applause figures I would give it that!!!!
Am looking forward to reading more of your work.
Penquinpoet
. Rewarded 8
-
Impact, yes? To hit someone personally through this "art". Does unveil a certain satisfaction. For myself, I enjoy hearing the gears turn when someone reads my writing. I truly "like" this poem. And I look forward to your future writing.
. Rewarded 4
-
So good i had to read it twice
-
wow i feel this way when i write.looks like you have nailed this one
-
Very powerful, but it hits so close to home. I can relate, its always how I feel when I write.
-
this is how i feel as i write
this was beautiful
-
Oh wow this is so beautifully written,very powerful and so true!,anyone can relate to this..Hazel
-
A beautiful write. Well done. I love the entire poem. It has a wonderful flow. Good luck in the contest.
. Rewarded 4
-
And I thin I get a bit of what its all about, unlike some of the comments.
In the first four lines, its what you feel reading somebody's poetry.
In the last four, it's what you feel when others read and feel your poetry.
Right?
Its amazing! -
I really like the way this poem is written, It is very true we all write our hearts out for someone else to read. I mean we write everything in our heart and souls, and on our mind just to hear or see other people cry or laugh. I love the last lines
To touch someone you’ll never meet
Who will never be the same.
It explains everything so well. I think you did a fantastic job writing this. Thank you so much for sharing and touching my soul so. Keep penning.
Poeticanjil
. Rewarded 8
-
Wow!I have never looked at poetry from that angle.I just love this.
-
Confusing good
I'm not sure what to think about this poem. At the beginning I thought it was going to be a poem about the hard work of writing. As I read on it made me think of you as a person who enjoys writing sadist poetry. I liked that. Strange and confusing poem, but I liked it. I'll give you an applaud, sir.
. Rewarded 6
-
I dont really understand this poem, but from words you have used it seems a very meaningful piece of poetry.
Good luck on any of your other poems.
. Rewarded 4
-
So true, so true
True words are written here. For what a poet writes is for the world to see. They take a piece of their soul and put it in a poem for everybody. It is how we connect with the rest of the world. We show how we perceive the world through the written word. Lovely addition to the contest. Thanks for the read.
God Bless
Search for Truth -
Execelent
For a short poem there is a depth of feeling seldom found in such few words I find it excelent. All of it is my favorite, there could not be anything that I would not like. Emotionally I feel just what the words portray, for it is what I feel when I am writing my poems. The title realy tells what this poem is about. The first line is captivating. The last line expresses exactily what the poet wants others to feel. There is nothing awkward about this poem, and I wouldn't change a line or word in it. nothing could improve on this work as it is beautifully done as it is. I realy enjoyed it, great job.
. Rewarded 8
-
Aye, seeing others' reactions when reading your own work, your own art I should say, well there's nothing like it. But I even more prefer reading pieces that make me feel how the author intended me to. It's so difficult for people to manipulate emotions or to reveal to someone their thoughts. Yet through poetry, it's accomplished easily. A simple stringing of words can shift someone's outlook. It's a beautiful concept. Neat little write you have here.
-
The joy of watching others cry
When reading of your pain.
Couldn't help but think this has a slightly sadistic undertone to it?
Very sharp write.
Very Good.
. Rewarded 4
-
This demands re-reading it is so deep and in so few lines. Thank you for sharing this.
Donald -
And that's why we write...
-
Thanks Nic so glad you joined.
-
"To touch someone you’ll never meet
Who will never be the same." - Very Good
Adding your comment:
1 - 53 of 53
