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O, Ye of the Leaky Soul
by john k zimmerman → (All Poetry by john k zimmerman)
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A mid-week reflection on poetry and on poets.





Poets have trouble living.
They get the big things right

LOVE and LIFE

but loving
and
living,

Well that's a different story.

Maybe it's part parcel of being a poet.
Our screw ups and our loss loves,
well, they just make better poetry
than when we get things right.

For some reason poets
walk around with a leaky soul.
It is those leaks, captured,
distilled, and put on paper,
that becomes our poetry.

No wounds. no poetry.


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 Reviews of "O, Ye of the Leaky Soul"
Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on August 18, 2007
So very true my dear!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Leo Durrant
Reviewed on August 18, 2007
Too true. I find I can't write a thing if I'm happy. I thought it was a defect. I checked with the Maker, but there were no recalls. I finally decided it was a feature, not a bug. By leaking those feelings out, they don't have to simmer quite so long.
I like your insight.
Leo

Reviewed by Barbara Mercer
Reviewed on August 16, 2007
Excellent observation John, well written, waves of love }}}}}}} Barbara

Reviewed on August 16, 2007
John as one who writes a lot of social commentary and call it poetry I never thought of it this way. "No wounds, no poetry". Very profound. Thanks so much for caring and sharing this enlightening write. PLB&G are sent . <Mikii>


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