A POET AT WORK

Thoughts         …

While reading the works of other poets and noting that some had very few comments or none at all, I found myself pondering on the courage it takes for the Poet to publish their work. When the energy of pure thought is put down on paper and thrust out into the world for others to ignore, criticize, or ridicule is quite a barrier to overcome. For many that step is never taken and the world misses out on those unfinished works of the mind. For others, they take the step casting aside the fears and sharing their work. I say to ye all, "thank you."

A Journey of Words

When the idea calls, we write

Sometimes without direction

Words meander on the page

Thoughts collide

Breakneck speed then stop

Beauty emerges from the wreckage

Light from the darkness

We search endlessly

For sense in our rhymes

Rhythm in our sentences

Carefully chosen terms

Teeming with feeling

Bursting with the moment

And then we critique

We edit then cut our creations

Uncertainty looming

What is it that troubles us?

Understanding as we are

Travelers of the mindscape

Bold and fearless

Yet the kryptonite we know

Lies in wait, somewhere out there

Gnawing at our souls

We hold fast

Certain for a fleeting second

Praying for interpretations

Perhaps a comment…

 ‘Grammatical error

‘Awkward sentences

‘Over-emotional

‘Poor writer

‘Trying hard

‘You’re not my type kind of poet

We fear the reader          …

YET, WE PUBLISH.

#BeInspired.