“Your poems are too sweet and sentimental.”
That was the poet's most common criticism.
But he didn't feel it was unfairly judgmental.
It was only a measure of their own cynicism.
No one can define you without your permission.
Your only task is to let your true voice unravel.
And how much they scoff at an honest transmission
Merely marks the distance they have left to travel.
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excellent!
Your words here have much wisdom. Expressing ourselves is the number one goal for us as poets, and unfortunately there will always be those who want to judge and criticise just to make themselves feel important.
Your last 2 lines are priceless!
Jeannette
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awesome! so short but so true! thanks for writing this my friend!
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this says so very much in the space of a few lines. the simplicity of it hits the mark so well. embrace the difference one's poetic license allows them. i have read poetry by the famous ones that i felt was crap, but it got my respect becayse it was how they saw things. sweet and sentimental has a place as well as dirty pretty( although i'm not sure about the concept of it), but who am i to knock it. once again, you come as the defender of the mere human. i bow to you.
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Beautifully put. Totally true.
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So true, being calm within oneself to the point of acceptance to all, is an evolution of the spirit. Well penned.
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You have got to be one of the most positive (and favorite) poets I have encountered in my 5 years on this site. I dig reading all kinds of poetry and respect every genre but when I'm in one my self-pity moods this is the type of up lifting writing that changes those types of selfish and wasteful emotions. Thank you for that!
~~Peace~~ Shannon Rose
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I love the message of this piece it is perfect in every way! It kind of reminds me of a friend who was reading one of her poems to me and I said if you post it people may pick apart your form and she replied " I'm sorry I didn't know there were rules to my imagination" LOL
I loved that. Thanks for a great read my friend!
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Mmm, yup true! Beautifully and succinctly put!
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Awesome.
I can relate.
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Very well put across and so true it is. I love the flow of this piece and the rhythm and rhyme managed to carry it through beautifully. I like criticism of my poem but it must be constructive, not destructive. I think that was your point. Well done.
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I would like to deem you brilliant with your permission!
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Well, okay, if you must. lol Thanks.
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If the modernists, wannabe-literatti and fashionistas of the poetry world had their way, we would all be writing about inanimate objects and obscurities. There would be nothing of the human condition left to read. Those very same people (be they the poets or critics of this age) sit around bemoaning the fact poetry does not sell and the public are not as interested in buying and reading it nowadays. Hmm .... wonder why?!! You know the style I write in, and the nature of much of my own work, so I share the message you're expressing here!
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Yes! Exactly. It's time to take poetry from the snobs who have sunk its popularity to an all-time low and give it back to the people where it belongs. I'm actually working on a book project with that goal in mind. Do me a favor and send me links to what you consider to be your three best poems. I'll tell you what I plan to do with them, with your permission, in a private message. (The book is not copyrighted yet.)
Thanks,
M
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Superb. The simple fact is that at times people take things into their own intellectual bailiwick, think they understand, and far too frequently move on to the rest. Someone else here said that she tried to be compassionate with her critiques. She said if the poem came from the heart then who was she to judge? I tend to agree (I didn't always!)
Oh, p.s., the line above, in which you say, "no one can define you without your permission," is a gem, and strikingly you follow with another diamond, "And how much they scoff at an honest transmition merely marks the distance they have left to travel!"
So that's two for one, right? Why not read "ocean red?" I hope you like it!
Oh, and quit working so goddam much! You're making me feel like a conservative!
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poetry is about heart.. and you've got a lot of that
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Excellent Mark
Certainly too true!
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There are far to many who feel the need to tell a poet how they should write THEIR poetry To my mind a poet to be true writes in their own style,many will quote syllable counts,does and don't not really reading what the work is trying to purvey.I always write what i feel and not what is right(according to others) Its the message not the way it is presented that to my mind is all that counts
A most enjoyable piece that i can agree with
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That second stanza is a powerful truth about being. Sometimes a reader is locked into his/her own perspective so much, they can't get into any other mode, so they don't go the distance to really see.
We have individual tastes. Not everyone can handle liver, either.... Now that's a common concensus! Sorry, I got derailed here, but the road less traveled often has undiscovered merit.
Karen
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A very intriguing piece of thought to ponder here, for you say much - with saying so little. Very well spoken write!
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Exquisite. I whole heartedly agree with your poem. I generally try to say something good about a poets poems. I also try not to say anything too negative about their message. If they are writing from there heart, who am I to judge?
Great job.
Mike
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Now this rocks!
I love this entire thing and what it says!
This is awesome stuff right here!
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