After I'd read his poem aloud,
he said how he'd almost wept
at the meanings he had not seen
when, dry-eyed, his words were
originally rough-written;
edited into a sequence
of lines and verses;
and then committed to type.
Words which, by my rendering,
had stirred him to wonder at how
they were conceived;
and how, airborne,they fell
strangely upon his ear.
A contest entry
- Inspiration Is A Poem- by Violaceous Rainbow.
607 points, ended March 17, 4 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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here's your applause that I couldn't give to you last time!
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I love this...
This is true in so many ways. I learned this when my husband read some of my poetry aloud and it moved me in a different way then what it did when I wrote it. I am glad that his contest is taking such a wonderful start. I love the ending to this poem:
"and how, airborne,they fell
strangely upon his ear"
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Madly Sane
Thankyou for your very complimentary comments, and for your most generous applause.
Best wishes from 'down-under'.
Shenton
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Wow, this thing starts out as almost a tutorial on poem writing. Amazing.
What inspired this? I've never heard any of my poems read aloud to me, so I can't say I relate, but now my curiosity has been sparked. I've got some friends I need to call up. Thanks!
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Mirrorbox
When you read your own work aloud to an audience you will hear something which you yourself have conceived. Remembering, as you do, the incident or person which or who inspired it and the reason you wrote it.
When someone else reads your poetry aloud, he/she will give it a personal interpretation, investing it with a background and colour based on his/her experience of life.
Thankyou for reading, for your very complimentary comments, and for your most generous applause.
With best wishes from 'down-under'.
Shenton
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