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To Poem or Not..
by autumn blair-strange
Thursday, July 22, 2004
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I used to have so much to write,
          But,didn't want to sound pretentious
Or blather too  utterly trite
          Didn't want to put on airs(now who cares



         


 


 


   


 


  


 What if it came out sounding foolish,


        Has the wrong rhythm or rhyme


Has entirely too many syllables
         Or the meter is all out of time?


I'm tired of wrestling with metaphors
        And treating cliches like the plague
I want my meaning to rise above
         Any tendency to be cleverly vague


It seems so silly to worry
        If the punctuation's in tatters
Or my spelling is ship-shape
        The content is now what matters


To me the imprtance of poetry
       All fancy verbage aside
Is if you can feel what I'm saying
        And the light in my heart shines outside.


 


 


 


  




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Reviewed by Cryssa C 10/21/2009
This is exactly why I write... it has nothing to do with the form.

Cryssa
Reviewed by Annabel Sheila 6/3/2009
Very well penned, and truth every word. Nicely done


Anna
Reviewed by Dawn Wilson 3/28/2008
Wise write!
Reviewed by Ed Coet 1/24/2008
I like it!
Reviewed by Tammy Spagnuolo 1/24/2008
Hi Autumn,



Just wanted to tell you what an incredible person you are and how much I enjoyed reading your poems. My sister lost her son to murder, then her husband cheated on her with her best friend and got the girl pregnant, then my sister tried to commit suicide several times. Then she got cancer and almost died. God has recently healed her and now she realizes just how precious life is and truly believes that she will see her son again. Anyway, just wanted to share that with you. God Bless you and keep writing these wonderful poems!



Tammy



Reviewed by m j hollingshead 7/5/2005
enjoyed the read
Reviewed by Jim Dunlap 7/2/2005
Great write. I love it.
Reviewed by Monika Arnett 8/11/2004
Autumn...you ARE a "WRITER" darlin'! Thanking you... from a friend.
Reviewed by Fletcher Bailey (Reader) 8/6/2004
Autumn...such a wise write...Fletcher B
Reviewed by Marilyn Seray 8/5/2004
marvelous!
Reviewed by ya mama (Reader) 8/4/2004
this is a really great write. nice.
Reviewed by Regis Auffray 8/3/2004
To me the imprtance of poetry
"All fancy verbage aside
Is if you can feel what I'm saying
And the light in my heart shines outside."
These verses are precious truth, autumn. Thank you. Love and peace to you. Regis


Reviewed by Carmel Victor 7/31/2004
Autumn, very nice poem. The first few lines were very interesting. Writing seems to like you and vice-versa.
Take care.
Reviewed by Tami Ryan 7/30/2004
Good work here. Keep writing!
Reviewed by anne cunningham 7/24/2004
you, my dear, should poem and poem and poem ... at all costs. :)
Reviewed by jude forese 7/22/2004
content is the spine of a poem ... metaphor and imagery are its veins and nerves ...

well penned ...
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