The poet's corner is not a place;
It's not a space filled with butterflies or books
although those may make a case
for having special nooks.
Our only corner, really, is somewhere inside
a crevasse or a lobe of brain,
or better yet, a part of soul where we reside
on an alternative life plane.
Another altogether life, that not all understand,
By which writing makes our living bearable, and grand.
Author notes
But I loved the picture!!! This is just what came to me from the title prompt.
A contest entry
- The Poets' Corner by Cynthia Gaines.
1600 points, ended November 22, 32 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Introspective work...
Thank you so much for your wonderfully reflective poem, I wish you all the best!! 
Peace,
Cyn
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This is a very good poem I think. The first stanza especially. The musicality of it is good. The first line of the second stanza is a bit sylable heavy maybe, although who the h am I to say?
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You are absolutely right, the syllable count is definitely off. I wrote this as a "free rhyme" (like free verse) which I define as being more conversational in tone than most "form rhyme". There are some poets who do "free rhyme" much better than I do. I should probably stick to "forms"!! Thank you for reading, and for the clappies!
Lita
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Amen!
and you have shared some good philosophy with this poem. j
y
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I know this for the mind tells only what the eyes see,, and that one never tells but will pen in the corner of mind Love the way you penned this awesome and thank you for sharing well said hugs Angel♥
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Thank you, Ms Angel, for your very nice comments, and for the clappies. I appreciate you stopping by. Lita
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you are so welcome hun always
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Ahhhhh! You've been tiptoeing through my brain. Well maybe not for as your poem so wonderfully states "poet's corner" is that special place inside of us.
The corner's space I believe shrinks each time we have no choice but, to let pieces like yours escape to delight the world.Then, miraculously it expands once more with poetry thereby never leaving that special place empty.I think your title fits your piece perfectly. I really enjoyed reading your poem. Good luck in the contest.
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So nice to hear from you, Gypsy! Every time I see your name I am reminded of my lovely visits to N.O. in the past. Thank you for your kind words, and yes, I do think we are very lucky. All the best, Lita
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I love this poem, it compliments that beautiful picture so well, and I definitely can relate to your words. A special place where we live, seeing and experiencing things that others don't. And feelings, as in this work.
All best wishes in the contest!
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I appreciate your very kind words, suecat! I think we are very lucky, having these places inside... it makes looking at the world a totally amazing experience every day. Lita
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