Post by NeverMore on Oct 2, 2005 17:31:43 GMT -5
Poetry is something that is so personal that it never does get shared enough. True poets ofyen hide so much of who they are in thier written words, that they find it extreamly difficult to let that part out in public. I have been art of many poetry sites over the years amd most have lasted at most a year. Thier owners became to business like and the personal friedships seemed to drift away. I know, I was one of those owners. The Poet Club, despite it's long quiet spells, has survived much longer I have faith in this group and I have faith that every once in a while, this place will become very active. The people here love to write, love to read and love to talk poetry.
With youth, comes the ability to write and express emotion in some of us that has no real words for expression. Add a little age and we find ourselves trying to controll all that is around us and add a lot more age and we learn controll is the futile thing in life. People are free apirits at heart, with free will and minds that wander. Caging them would be like trying to hold water in your hand. It works only for a brief time. It is true there always needs to be some sort of boundries set in life, but you can not bind a poet.
Some of us will get lucky from time to time and become published authors, though I do not think most of us ever believe we will. The big deal there is if you try to write for anything other then your own peace of mind, you likely never will get far. Once I began writing only for me and my heart, I found this to be so very true. I am one of the lucky few. I have won awards and been published several times. Although there is no financial gain in this, there is a personal one.
I hope one day, my words can encourage eveb one person to simply write for writings sake and that they write works that make thier own heart just soar. This happens and I will know my time in this life has been worth every second.
With youth, comes the ability to write and express emotion in some of us that has no real words for expression. Add a little age and we find ourselves trying to controll all that is around us and add a lot more age and we learn controll is the futile thing in life. People are free apirits at heart, with free will and minds that wander. Caging them would be like trying to hold water in your hand. It works only for a brief time. It is true there always needs to be some sort of boundries set in life, but you can not bind a poet.
Some of us will get lucky from time to time and become published authors, though I do not think most of us ever believe we will. The big deal there is if you try to write for anything other then your own peace of mind, you likely never will get far. Once I began writing only for me and my heart, I found this to be so very true. I am one of the lucky few. I have won awards and been published several times. Although there is no financial gain in this, there is a personal one.
I hope one day, my words can encourage eveb one person to simply write for writings sake and that they write works that make thier own heart just soar. This happens and I will know my time in this life has been worth every second.