Stories tagged “poets”
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Where Poets Come From (part one)
Poets are more than conceived. They are transformed to meet the eye of life. What do I mean by this? A poet has unparalleled depth and passion blazing inside of them throughout time, and they have the remarkable ability to convert that into words. The ...
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Where Poets Come From (part two)
So to conclude this matter, poets come from the deer prancing through the meadow, or the flower blooming in the field. Though many flowers may be blooming with it, there is no telling which of them will be picked. Poets can come from the sky, or even f...
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Where Poets Come From
Behind the gossamer curtain Beneath the azure veil You’ll find a quiet beauty In exquisite detail You’ll hold your breath to gaze upon it You’ll take in the scents with your eyes The scene beheld is beyond words Sweet music touches th...
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And What Do Poems Make?
“From where do poets come?” I was taken aback. Poets made us, brought us into being. It had never occurred to me to ask such a thing. “I don’t know.” His scornful laugh grated on my soul and made me shiver. Of course I did...
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Eulogy From a Productive Member of Society
Here are the three things I know for sure about my late brother-in-law Joseph David Kepler: In twenty years I think I saw him sober three times. He was a terrible poet. And that overdose was no accident, and neither were any of the others. The brutal t...
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There is a God...and I can prove it! - Part 3
Comedians for making us laugh. Actors for making us cry. Artists for making us dumb with awe. Musicians for making us dance. Poets for making us think. Wayne Gretsky. For showing us that even though he’s the Great One at 99, he always makes us strive...