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THE SHIRLEY TEMPLES OF THE WORD ( ABOUT WE POETS)
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JOURNAL # 40 tell me
does sadness hold
the staunchest pen
for a poet
the last dozen or more
random poems I just read
were all on pain and or
it's twin sadness
I slip down a little too
certainly
it is human nature after all
but other subjects prevail
in my mind's creative trampoline
and I could easily far counter
the sad dull gems
that emerge
with bright diamonds of joy
circumstantial pieces
that are fueled by current events
could easily enough
stand their own ground
life is a roller coaster
people
not a deep pit one must
muck through
but to randomly read
as I have done today
I would be hard pressed
to argue such truth
to be self evident
so please my fellow
post poems inmates
don't wallow in your sadness
in a continual loop
poetry is so much more than
therapy
counter balance your lives
by picking out some of it's joy
and polishing it up as well
to show off to the world
so your soul can better
be allowed to
SPARKLE!
a little more
a poet's eyes should be
'The Shirley Temples Of The World'
sometimes
and not overly depressed, miserable
little beings who just so happened
to pick up a pen
and perpetually write out little
more than their pain
over and over again
a poet shines a light into the world
he or she doesn't drag the reader
kicking and screaming
utterly horrified
farther and farther into his
pit of demons
with little respite for the
creative reader in sight
a poet is a soldier of hope
and a lover of muse
caped by wit and eager to
share his or her self training
as an illustrious word smith
he or she is not just a depressed
little person who cannot see
beyond even a moment
of his or her self prophesying pain
but a visionary of such astonishing
proportions
who makes the inhabitants
of the world feel it's a far better place
just because he or she chose to
pick up a pen
and share their beauty's talent
within........................
(May 6, 2011 1018am)
