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I’m a Nobody -- at my best I serve as conduit, a vessel that God may fill to overflow, pouring out His wisdom and Love -- Forgotten my lovely poem a week after, what will the world think of me, a year after I am gone? To live one’s poetry is to die a pauper To live one’s Faith Is not to care….

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 10/22/2023 1:30:00 PM

Your "Poetry" is a powerful/true write. Love It... Have a great day writing away...............

Joe Dimino
Date: 10/23/2023 8:35:00 AM

Thank you, Paula; sister in faith. Blessings.

Valsa George

Date: 10/19/2023 6:07:00 AM

Quite true ! Many of the poets have been paupers literally ! By poetry, one cannot live. To live in the hearts of people, we have to do good to others. Realizing our insignificance, let us come down. Great message, dear friend

Joe Dimino
Date: 10/19/2023 2:36:00 PM

Thank you, Valsa; in one aspect, poetry must live in you if to become living-word, imagery appealing animately to the heart and soul of self and others. In another way, art, and its production, must never substitute for one's humanity. Duty to God.

Silent One

Date: 10/16/2023 12:16:00 PM

Profound as always.. we are all nothing... great poem.

Joe Dimino
Date: 10/16/2023 2:00:00 PM

For sure; if we do it right, we take no personal credit. The way I see it anyway...who knows? Thank you, my friend.

Vijay Pandit

Date: 10/16/2023 11:21:00 AM

Much depth you convey my friend. To live one’s poetry is to die a pauper--well said, Joe.

Joe Dimino
Date: 10/16/2023 2:06:00 PM

Absolutely, according to my way of thinking! More important, the good we do one another -- such compassionate lettering written to the book of eternal life.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/16/2023 10:27:00 AM

wow, what a profound message, Joe

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/19/2023 12:32:00 PM

oh, how cool that I inspired your own Ghosty

Joe Dimino
Date: 10/16/2023 2:10:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea; Your Ghost Writer was a hoot! -- so I immediately sat down, inspired, penned and posted my own short Ghosty.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/16/2023 9:43:00 AM

- We all die poor ... in death all are equal ... but, your poems will never die, Joe :) - This hit a chord in my heart :) - hugs

Joe Dimino
Date: 10/16/2023 2:16:00 PM

Nor yours. They say that what is posted on the internet goes on forever...even out into the greater galaxy. Here is Sweden and the US speaking real-time. Who knows. Time is really distance...shorten distance to instant, and time becomes irrelevant. Einstein had it part right. Blessings my friend.